Labour market attachment among looked-after children

Lars Brännström, a long-term ICON member, is the main author of a recently published study examining trajectories of labour market attachment of individuals who experienced out-of-home care as children.

About the study

It is widely acknowledged that individuals with out-of-home care (OHC) experiences, including foster-family care and residential care, face an increased risk of poor labour market attachment during emerging adulthood. However, limited understanding exists regarding how this attachment, conceptualized here as ‘not in employment, education, or training’ (NEET), evolves beyond young adulthood and the degree to which this development is marked by persistence or desistance.

Highlights

OHC-experienced individuals, especially those first placed as teenagers, exhibit a substantially higher risk of persistent NEET compared to peers without OHC experience.

Publication details

Brännström, L., Berlin, M., Bäckman, O., & Karlsson, P. (2024). Trajectories of NEET in individuals formerly placed in out-of-home care: A Swedish national cohort study. International Journal of Social Welfare, 1–15.

Read more: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12695

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