Scotland is reviewing its policy of estranged young adults in the universities. These are students who, for some reason, have cut ties with their parents or guardians and live off the grid. They have no support system to assist them, and many end up in shelter homes.
The program will be able to collect data from those students who opt to live off the grid. This will make it easy for the government to allocate them with resources and also help them with anything they might need, such as the bursaries and corporate parenting entitlements that care-experienced young people receive.
The struggle of estranged students in Scotland
Most estranged people who seek help in charities and other organizations are ashamed of sharing what they are going through. This is according to a charity known as StandAlone. The charity owner stated they are mostly confused by their love for their abusive parents or sometimes feeling like everyone has abandoned them.
Some of the reasons for these breakups in family settings are coming out as an LGBTQ+, transitioning, or even turning down an arranged marriage. Disownment follows after arguments ensue about these students’ choices.
These causes both emotional abuse and coercive control by the parents. Not all students are well equipped to handle such difficulties in life. This leads to a majority shutting down and trying to handle these problems on their own, according to the owner of StandAlone charity.
The implementation of the policy in Scotland is an affirmation that Scottish politicians take estranged students to struggle seriously. The students will also be able to gain quick access to services when these policies are implemented fully.
The mental torture and the lack of support cause depression and leads to these students suffering alone. The implementation of this policy by the Scottish government, therefore, is something to be commended and which, if implemented in the entire UK, can be helpful to all young students suffering alone.
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