Disaffected teenagers from ethnic minorities and those in local authority care are the two categories most likely to fall through the net of care, education and employment services, according to research from Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
A study of more than 60 vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds showed significant numbers of young people are unknown to, or ignored by, social services and that too little account is taken of difficulties encountered by teenagers from ethnic minorities.
The study, by York and Hull universities and the London-based Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, found that of the 60 young people nearly half had been excluded from school and a quarter had been in care at some point in their lives.
It found that problems at school often coincided with problems at home. The study also said that racism at school and in care was frequent. However, many young people had felt supported by teachers and carers at critical times in their lives.
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