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Reflections on being in care: A demonstration of youth empowerment

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Youth in group care settings developed a booklet presenting young people's opinions about the service system in which they were involved, its impact on their lives, and how they would change it if they could. The background and the response are presented, and the subsequent evolution of an ongoing organization of youth in group care is described.

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  1. Youth Horizons, 6 Weredale Park, H3Z 1Y6, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Thom Garfat, Ian Craig & Carleen Joseph

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  1. Thom Garfat
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The authors, among whom are a youth care worker and a youth in care, express their appreciation to the Youth Horizons Foundation in Montreal, Quebec, for the grant which made this project possible.

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Garfat, T., Craig, I. & Joseph, C. Reflections on being in care: A demonstration of youth empowerment. Child Youth Care Forum 18, 5–16 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01086796

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