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LIFE AFTER FOSTER CARE: IMPROVNG OUTCOMES FRMR FSTR YTH

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<P>For most American youth, the transition to adulthood is gradual and aided by support from parents and others. In contrast, foster youth are expected to arrive at self-sufficiency abruptly and without the same level of support. Such expectations may be due in part to what the author has found in his research: that many of the studies conducted thus far have been fragmented and incomplete, often focusing on a particular state or agency that may follow policies not applicable nationwide. This book reviews these disparate studies to provide child welfare practitioners, policy makers, and students with a broader picture of the state of American youth following discharge from foster care. It examines child welfare policies and related policies in areas such as housing and education, and draws lessons from successful programs to provide readers with the tools needed to develop foster and after-care systems that more closely mirror the support afforded to youth in the general population.</P>

Life after Foster Care: Improving Outcomes for Former Foster Youth

Life after Foster Care

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
1: Foster Care and the Transition to Young Adulthood.
2: The Transition to Adulthood in the United States.
3: Toward a National Policy on Transitioning Foster Youth.
4: Independent Living Services: Getting Youth Ready to Leave Care.
5: Research on Life after Foster Care.
6: Education Outcomes and Challenges for Foster Children.
7: Self-Sufficiency: Employment, Earnings, and Receipt of Public Benefits.
8: Housing and the Dangers of Homelessness.
9: Health Outcomes.
10: Mental Health Outcomes.
11: Pregnancy, Sexuality, and Parenting.
12: Criminal Justice Involvement.
13: Family and Other Social Support Networks.
14: Where Have We Been and Where Should We Go?.
Appendices.
References.
Index.
About the Author.

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Life after Foster Care: Improving Outcomes for Former Foster Youth