{"id":41,"date":"2013-05-09T15:15:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sightandsoundproject.wordpress.com\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2019-06-12T15:43:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T14:43:27","slug":"key-findings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/key-findings\/","title":{"rendered":"Key findings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feelings of belonging:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>are complex, often ambivalent and undermined by frequent moves<\/li>\n<li>may be moulded by experiences of noisy residential homes or draw on networks of inside and outside places and as such may not reflect conventional ideas of home.<\/li>\n<li>are strongest in places which incorporate reminders of important people and memories and support the possibility of imagination, creativity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feelings of belonging and self-identity are carried through\u00a0multiple placements by the presence (and often visibility)\u00a0of personal items. These are associated with good relationships, memories and imagination and may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>biographical<\/em> <em>items<\/em> connected to important peopleand places the young people may not always beable to contact or see (photos, cuddly toys, brokenclocks, old bike helmets and various other unlikely\u00a0objects)<\/li>\n<li><em>comforting items<\/em> which provide comfort through\u00a0physical texture and smell (cuddly toys, perfume)<\/li>\n<li><em>social items<\/em> which provide access to music, film, you\u00a0tube, computer games and virtual worlds (interactive\u00a0gaming and facebook), to contact with friends and\u00a0socialising at a distance, and to storing photos and\u00a0music (mobile phones, computers)<\/li>\n<li><em>reflective items<\/em> allowing reflection on personal\u00a0experience (books, music)<\/li>\n<li><em>escapist items<\/em> allowing escape from difficult\u00a0thoughts (books, gaming, music)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feelings of belonging to a place are supported by diverse\u00a0factors including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>access to private spaces in which to be alone and\u00a0work through difficult emotions<\/li>\n<li>being able to personalise own places (involvement in\u00a0decoration, displaying personal pictures and items)<\/li>\n<li>feeling integrated within, and able to contribute to,\u00a0communal activities<\/li>\n<li>a sense of security (provided for some by locks on\u00a0doors, for others by open doors)<\/li>\n<li>animals (associated with physical contact, affection\u00a0and security)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The transition to independent living is difficult, and\u00a0requires extended support.<\/p>\n<p>Certain agencies, particularly the police, are perceived by\u00a0many as unsupportive and hostile.<\/p>\n<p>The severe financial pressure experienced by many\u00a0excellent agencies supporting looked after young people\u00a0seems to be having an adverse effect on them.<\/p>\n<p>Participative, creative, sensory methods can help young\u00a0people to discuss difficult issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feelings of belonging: are complex, often ambivalent and undermined by frequent moves may be moulded by experiences of noisy residential homes or draw on networks of inside and outside places and as such may not reflect conventional ideas of home. are strongest in places which incorporate reminders of important people and memories and support the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/key-findings\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Key findings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[19,22,7,4,27,9,16,3],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.researchunbound.org.uk\/young-people-creating-belonging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}