§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what studies have been recently initiated by his Department into the impact on young people on being discharged from community homes with education on the premises.
§ Sir George YoungThe Department is currently supporting three studies in this field. In one, the National Children's Bureau is evaluating the problems that face youngsters on leaving residential care. The second, a pilot project run by APEX Trust, is concerned with equipping young people to become independent when the time comes to leave community homes with education. In a third study, Professor Olive Stevenson is investigating the effect on a small number of youngsters of being dischaged from such homes.