Dr Alison Jobe alison.jobe@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
'If kids don't feel safe they don't do anything': young people's views on seeking and receiving help from Children's Social Care Services in England
Jobe, A.; Gorin, S.
Authors
S. Gorin
Abstract
This paper presents findings from qualitative interviews with 24 young people (11–17 years) who have been referred to Children's Social Care Services in England. The paper explores young people's experiences of help seeking and their experiences of receiving help for maltreatment through statutory agencies. A central finding is the importance of relationships for young people when seeking and receiving help. It is through trusting relationships with professionals that young people are most likely to disclose maltreatment and/or engage with services. The paper concludes that young people's expectations and needs are not always met by the current safeguarding system and that the system needs to become more child-centred if it is to address the concerns maltreated young people have consistently voiced through research.
Citation
Jobe, A., & Gorin, S. (2013). 'If kids don't feel safe they don't do anything': young people's views on seeking and receiving help from Children's Social Care Services in England. Child & Family Social Work, 18(4), 429-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00862.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Apr 27, 2012 |
Publication Date | Nov 1, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Apr 30, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 24, 2014 |
Journal | Child and Family Social Work |
Print ISSN | 1356-7500 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2206 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 429-438 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00862.x |
Keywords | Adolescence, Child protection (policy and practice), Older children, Social work, Young people. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1477038 |
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Jobe, A. and Gorin, S. (2013), ‘If kids don't feel safe they don't do anything’: young people's views on seeking and receiving help from Children's Social Care Services in England. Child & Family Social Work, 18 (4): 429–438, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00862.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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