Young people who leave Out-of-Home Care (OoHC) are a significantly vulnerable cohort. No after-care support program to date has been completely informed by young people and their care team. This scoping study explored the perspectives of young people and their wider care team on: (1) challenges surrounding the transition process; and (2) how these challenges can be addressed. Semi-structured interviews and focus group sessions were conducted with 33 stakeholders from OoHC (i.e., young people in care; young people who had transitioned from care; carers; caseworkers and senior OoHC executives). Four themes captured the challenges of transitioning out of care, including: (1) inadequate processes underpinning the transition; (2) instability within the family unit; (3) financial challenges and (4) lack of independence during care. Stakeholders agreed that greater support during the transition process is necessary, including life-skills training while in care and a post-care worker and/or mentor to provide after-care support. These findings provide compelling insights into the challenges that young people transitioning from OoHC experience and possible solutions for how such challenges can be addressed. These findings will inform the development and delivery of a co-designed and specialised after-care support service for this population.

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'这令人生畏。我 18 岁，我离开了住宿护理，没有任何支持'：澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚州从户外护理过程过渡的范围研究

离开户外护理 (OoHC) 的年轻人是一个非常脆弱的群体。迄今为止，年轻人及其护理团队尚未完全了解任何后期护理支持计划。这项范围界定研究探讨了年轻人及其更广泛的护理团队在以下方面的观点：（1）围绕过渡过程的挑战；(2) 如何应对这些挑战。对来自 OoHC 的 33 名利益相关者（即接受护理的年轻人；从护理过渡的年轻人；护理人员；个案工作者和 OoHC 高级管理人员）进行了半结构化访谈和焦点小组会议。四个主题涵盖了脱离护理的挑战，包括：(1) 支撑过渡的流程不充分；(2) 家庭单位内部不稳定；(3) 财务挑战和 (4) 护理期间缺乏独立性。利益相关者一致认为，在过渡过程中需要更多的支持，包括在护理期间的生活技能培训以及提供护理后支持的后期护理人员和/或导师。这些发现为年轻人从 OoHC 经历过渡所面临的挑战以及如何应对这些挑战的可能解决方案提供了令人信服的见解。这些发现将为为该人群开发和提供共同设计和专门的后期护理支持服务提供信息。这些发现为年轻人从 OoHC 经历过渡所面临的挑战以及如何应对这些挑战的可能解决方案提供了令人信服的见解。这些发现将为为该人群开发和提供共同设计和专门的后期护理支持服务提供信息。这些发现为年轻人从 OoHC 经历过渡所面临的挑战以及如何应对这些挑战的可能解决方案提供了令人信服的见解。这些发现将为为该人群开发和提供共同设计和专门的后期护理支持服务提供信息。