After the Orphanage : Life Beyond the Childrens Home
- Book Title:
- After the Orphanage : Life Beyond the Childrens Home
- Author:
- Murray S et al
- Item Number:
- 9781921410901
- Publisher:
- UNSW Press
- Publication Date:
- 2009-02-01
- Binding:
- Paperback
$39.95
Addresses how care-leavers adjust to life in the outside world. Using interviews with people who grew up in orphanages and group homes in Victoria between 1945 and 1983, this book explores how institutionalisation affected future education, employment opportunities, and relationships and health.
