TY - JOUR
T1 - Teenage mothers' experiences of formal support services
AU - Yardley, Elizabeth
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - This article explores support services for teenage mothers. It draws upon empirical evidence from a wider study into the experiences of teenage mothers in the Midlands area of the UK, in which 20 young women who had given birth as teenagers participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences of support services. The findings are used to make suggestions as to policy regarding support for teenage mothers, arguing that the diverse nature of support needs must be taken into account when designing support services. The article concludes that more attention should be paid to the possibilities of the group mode of support, rather than focusing on support delivered on a one-to-one basis, and, in addition, the functions of support services, beyond encouraging re-engagement in education, employment and training, need to be valued more significantly.
AB - This article explores support services for teenage mothers. It draws upon empirical evidence from a wider study into the experiences of teenage mothers in the Midlands area of the UK, in which 20 young women who had given birth as teenagers participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences of support services. The findings are used to make suggestions as to policy regarding support for teenage mothers, arguing that the diverse nature of support needs must be taken into account when designing support services. The article concludes that more attention should be paid to the possibilities of the group mode of support, rather than focusing on support delivered on a one-to-one basis, and, in addition, the functions of support services, beyond encouraging re-engagement in education, employment and training, need to be valued more significantly.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=67749135446&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0047279408002821
DO - 10.1017/S0047279408002821
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67749135446
SN - 0047-2794
VL - 38
SP - 241
EP - 257
JO - Journal of Social Policy
JF - Journal of Social Policy
IS - 2
ER -