Youth Without Family to Lean On

<p><em>Youth Without Family to Lean On</em> draws together interdisciplinary global perspectives to provide a comprehensive review of the characteristics dynamics and development of youth (aged 15–25) who have no family to lean on either practically or psychologically.<br><br>In this timely volume Mozes and Israelashvili bring together leading international experts to present updated knowledge information on existing interventions and unanswered questions in relation to youth without family to lean on in pursuit of fostering these youth’s positive development. The various chapters in this book include discussions on different topics such as social support developing a sense of belonging parental involvement and internalized vs. externalized problems; on populations including homeless youth residential care-leavers refugees asylum-seekers young women coming from vulnerable families and school dropouts; and interventions to promote these youths' mentoring relationships labor market attainment out-of-home living placements use of IT communication and participation in community-based programs. Additionally various problems and challenges are presented and elaborated on such as: Who needs support? Who is qualified to provide support? How should related interventions be developed? The book takes a preventive approach and aims to emphasize steps that can be taken in order to promote young people’s positive development in spite of the absence of a family to rely on in their life and examines the best practices in this context as well as the international lessons that deserve further dissemination and exploration.</p><p>This book is essential reading for those in psychology sociology public health social work law criminology public policy economics and education and is highly enriching for scholars and practitioners as well as higher education students who wish to understand and help the gradually increasing number of youth who are forced too early to manage their life alone. </p>