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The IN-CARE project: the intergenerational continuity of vulnerable parenting
Thu, September 4, 4:00 to 5:15pm, Communications Building (CN), CN 2103Abstract
Introduction
Research shows that children who have spent time in secure residential youth care facilities come from less stable and unsafe family situations. For example, parents do not have the right parenting skills, relationships between parents and children are problematic and the children often have attachment problems. This difficult start, in combination with the out-of-home placement, can have consequences that last a lifetime and can also be passed on to the next generation. This research aims to provide insight into the backgrounds and experiences of a specific group of care-leavers in the Netherlands and the extent to which intergenerational transmission and resilience play a role.
Method: data and analyses
This research consists of two sub-studies. For the first sub-study, treatment file data were analysed in combination with national register data from an extensive and anonymised cohort of care-leavers of secure residential youth care facilities in the Netherlands (generation 2). Demographic data were also analysed for their parents (generation 1) and their children (generation 3). For the second sub-study, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted with former clients from residential youth care (not the same people as in the aforementioned cohort).
Results and conclusion
The results outline the backgrounds, life course outcomes and intergenerational outcomes of former youth care plus clients using file and demographic information (such as: income, employment, marital status/residential status, household information, information about children and care involvement). For mothers and children, data on maternity care and birth were also analysed. The interviews provide a qualitative picture of the backgrounds and experiences of former clients with regard to the transition to parenthood.