El proceso de transición a la vida adulta de jóvenes acogidos en el sistema de protección infantil

This paper reviews international and national research on young people leaving care. Research has shown that the journey to adulthood from public care is shorter, more compressed and accelerated that that of their peers. This process presents higher difficulties in different areas such as employment, accommodation, educational opportunities, physical and mental health, etc. The situation of care leavers has gained more attention internationally leading to the development of different legal advances which mean the extension of care, the implementation of independent liv- ing skills programs, the introduction of mentoring programs, the emphasis on educational and employment services and the creation of personal tran- sition plans, among other changes. In Spain, this topic has started to re- ceive some attention in recent regional legislation which highlights the need to invest more efforts in the transition to adulthood of young people leaving care.