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Life after foster care : improving outcomes for former foster youth / Loring Paul Jones.
Van Pelt Library HV875.55 .J656 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Loring Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foster children--United States.
- Foster children.
- United States.
- Foster children--Care--United States.
- Foster children--Care.
- Physical Description:
- 307 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara : Praeger, [2018]
- Contents:
- Foster care and the transition to young adulthood
- The transition to adulthood in the United States
- Toward a national policy on transitioning foster youth
- Independent living programs : getting youth ready to leave care
- Research on life after foster care
- Education outcomes and challenges for foster children
- Self-sufficiency : employment, earnings, and receipt of public benefits
- Housing and the dangers of homelessness
- Health outcomes
- Mental health outcomes
- Pregnancy, sexuality, and parenting
- Criminal justice involvement
- Family and other social support networks
- Where have we been and where should we go?
- Appendix A Review of the research on independent living programs
- Appendix B Review of the research on life after foster care
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Jones, Loring Paul, author. Life after foster care
- ISBN:
- 9781440857409
- 1440857407
- OCLC:
- 1017598808
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