Extensive research, together with the collective experience of this team since 1987, has demonstrated that young people leaving care/leaving home to take up their own tenancy find it very difficult to cope. Therefore, most young people leaving a children’s house, residential school, etc. tend to move into some form of supported accommodation to enable a gradual move towards their own tenancy with on-going support being provided throughout.
The team manages a resource known as supported carers who provide supported lodging placements which enables young people to gain the necessary skills and experiences to eventually live independently in the community. West Dunbartonshire Council presently has a number of supported carers who provide supported lodging placements for young people being supported by this team.