Abstract Evidence from American and Canadian studies over the last three decades
demonstrates that youth exiting foster care are at a much higher risk to face a multiplicity of …

The child welfare system strives to provide children and adolescents in foster care with a
safe, nurturing environment through kinship and nonkinship foster care placement with the …

Background Childhood adversity is linked to a number of adult health and psychosocial
outcomes; however, it is not clear how to best assess and model childhood adversity …

Background Life skills development among youth in foster care is critical in helping them
overcome the barriers they face when leaving care. While foster care agencies, child welfare …

Youth transitioning out of the juvenile justice and foster care systems face many challenges,
one of which is securing housing. Unfortunately, programs around the country created to …

Youth with complex mental health disorders access residential mental health treatment (RT),
which is offered as part of a continuum of care in community mental health agencies. There …

Background: The transition to adulthood is especially critical for young people who have
been in the child protection system, as they face significant challenges in areas such as …

This secondary analysis of data describing 1186 maltreated children, drawn from the
National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II, examined racial disparities in their …

Independent living (IL) skills can assist youth in and aging out of foster care transition to
adulthood. Research consistently documents that youth aging out of foster care are resilient …

Background Postsecondary education can provide opportunities for students from
traditionally hidden populations like those who have experienced foster care or …