Rea, Jessica;
Gain, Kyle;
Okafor, Chiamaka Angel;
Taylor-Gentles, Dale;
Té Saiegh, Nayffer;
Wuttke, Nora;
(2025)
Our Voices: Addressing Disparities in Education and Employment Outcomes for Homeless Young Adults.
UCL Social Research Institute: London, UK.
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Abstract
There is estimated to be 150,000 children experiencing homelessness in the United Kingdom, which equates to approximately one child experiencing homelessness in every school class in the country. The implications of these statistics have long term consequences for both individuals and societies, with homeless adolescents experiencing difficulties with engaging in education and the workplace. The ‘Our Voices’ project took a participatory approach to understand the barriers young people experiencing homelessness face in achieving their education and employment goals. Nine co-creators (aged 18-26) with lived experience of homelessness, either on their own or as part of a family, collaborated with the principal investigator throughout all stages of the research. The co-creators interviewed 24 homeless young people and analysed the data by creating collaborative artworks and engaging in related discussions to identify themes. The co-creators formulated concrete recommendations for changes that governments, councils, support services, employers, schools and other key stakeholders can implement. Addressing barriers to support and access, such as better communication of entitlements, simplifying complex bureaucratic processes, and removing requirements for certain types of documentation, which can be near-impossible to access for those fleeing conflict and domestic violence, were at the forefront of recommendations for policy change.
| Type: | Report |
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| Title: | Our Voices: Addressing Disparities in Education and Employment Outcomes for Homeless Young Adults |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/000.rp.10213371 |
| Publisher version: | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/... |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10213371 |
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