Youth Transitioning from Foster Care - Background, Issues, Characteristics & Demographics (Hardcover)

While most young people have access to emotional and financial support systems throughout their early adult years, older youth in foster care and those who are emancipated from care often face obstacles to developing independent living skills and building supports that ease the transition to adulthood. Older foster youth who return to their parents or guardians may continue to experience poor family dynamics or a lack of emotional and financial supports, and studies have shown that recently emancipated foster youth fare poorly relative to their counterparts in the general population on several outcome measures. The federal government recognises that older youth in foster care and those aging out are vulnerable to negative outcomes and may ultimately return to the care of the state as adults, either through the public welfare, criminal justice, or other systems. This book provides background on young people in and exiting from foster care, and the federal support that is available to these youth as they transition to adulthood.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2015
Editors:	Lindsey R Asher
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	147
ISBN-13:	978-1-63463-787-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Adoption & fostering
LSN:	1-63463-787-9
Barcode:	9781634637879

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