This book apprises readers of the present conditions of former and emancipated foster youth, provides evidence-based best practices regarding their experiences, and proposes new policies for ensuring better outcomes for these children upon discharge from foster care.
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 an expectation may be due in part to what Loring Paul Jones 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 connects the dots between 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 not only child welfare policies but also related policies in areas such as housing and education that may contribute to the success or failure of foster youth in society. It additionally 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.
- 316 pages
- English
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Table of contents
- Cover page
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- chapter one Foster Care and the Transition to Young Adulthood
- chapter two The Transition to Adulthood in the United States
- chapter three Toward a National Policy on Transitioning Foster Youth
- chapter four Independent Living Services
- chapter five Research on Life after Foster Care
- chapter six Education Outcomes and Challenges for Foster Children
- chapter seven Self-Sufficiency
- chapter eight Housing and the Dangers of Homelessness
- chapter nine Health Outcomes
- chapter ten Mental Health Outcomes
- chapter eleven Pregnancy, Sexuality, and Parenting
- chapter twelve Criminal Justice Involvement
- chapter thirteen Family and Other Social Support Networks
- chapter fourteen Where Have We Been and Where Should We Go?
- Appendices
- References
- Index
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