• Aftercare: We need a comprehensive service, not an after-thought 

  Jenkinson, Hilary (Social Work Action Network (SWAN) Ireland, 2016-12)

  This article examines the challenges faced by young people leaving State care in Ireland when they reach 18 years. It calls for the implementation of the Child Care Amendment Act 2015 which has the potential to significantly ...
• Exploring the housing needs of older people in standard and sheltered social housing 

  Fox, Siobhan; Kenny, Lorna; Day, Mary Rose; O'Connell, Cathal; Finnerty, Joe; Timmons, Suzanne (Sage Publications, 2017-04-10)

  Objective: Our home can have a major impact on our physical and mental health; this is particularly true for older people who may spend more time at home. Older people in social (i.e., public) housing are particularly ...
• The right of the child to be heard? Professional experiences of child care proceedings in the Irish District Court 

  Parkes, Aisling; Shore, Caroline; O'Mahony, Conor; Burns, Kenneth (Jordan Publishing, 2015-12)

  Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 provides that all children capable of forming views should have those views seriously considered in any decisions that affect them. Once expressed, ...
• Researching homelessness: Challenging exclusion? 

  Anderson, Isobel; Filipovic, Masa; Finnerty, Joe (Cogitatio, 2016-10)

  This themed issue of Social Inclusion provides a timely opportunity to reflect on how contemporary research is addressing the multi-dimensional issue of homelessness around the world. The papers presented here provide a ...
• The 'Arc of prosperity' revisited: Homelessness policy change in north western Europe 

  Anderson, Isobel; Dyb, Evelyn; Finnerty, Joe (Cogitatio, 2016-10)

  This paper compares continuity and change in homelessness policy in Ireland, Scotland and Norway with a particular focus on the period of post-crisis austerity measures (2008-2016). The analytical approach draws on ...

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