Research by country
England
WMTD/Rainer and NCB (2007) What makes the difference? WMTD/Rainer & NCB.
http://www.leavingcare.org
France
Dumaret A.C., Coppel-Batsch M, Couraud S. (1997) Adult outcome of children reared for long term period in foster families, Child Neglect and Abuse, 21, (10):911-927.
Frechon I. (2003) Insertion sociale et familiale de jeunes femmes anciennement placées en foyer socio-éducatif, thèse de Doctorat de sociologie et démographie, Univ. Paris X, p. 427. http://www.oned.gouv.fr/recherches/I_Frechon_these.pdf
Norway
Bakketeig, E. & Backe-Hansen, E. (red.) (2009): Forskningskunnskap om ettervern. Oslo: NOVA http://www.nova.no/index.gan?id=19372
Helgeland; Ingeborg (2007): Unge med alvorlige atferdsvansker blir voksne: Hvordan kommer de inn i et positivt spor? En oppfølgingsstudie. Universitetet i Oslo. http://unipub.no/utgivelser/2007/helgeland.htm
NOVA - Norwegian Social Research conducts research on different aspects of society and the welfare state. Focused on the whole range of the life course: from the early years to later life. The research is centered around Norwegian society but international projects form a growing and important addition. Presentations of research results and information about publications, projects, and our researchers, can be found at www.nova.no
Sweden
Franzén, E & Vinnerljung, Bo (2006) Foster children as young adults: many motherless, fatherless or orphaned: A Swedish national cohort study. Child and Family Social Work, vol. 11, issue 4, pp 254-263.
Vinnerljung, Bo, Öman, Maria & Gunnarsson, Thomas (2005) Educational attainments of former child welfare clients – a Swedish national cohort study.Journal of Social Welfare vol. 14, issue 4, pp 265-276.
Switzerland
Vocational and Social Integration of Young Care Leavers (Berufliche und soziale Integration ehemaliger Klientinnen und Klienten der Lernstatt Känguruh). http://www.research-projects.uzh.ch/p6800.htm