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Post-secondary transitions of youth emancipated from foster care
- Authors:
- BATSCHE Catherine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 19(2), 2014, pp.174-184.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study investigated the extent to which KnowHow2Go (KH2Go), a national college access campaign developed for first-generation students in the USA, would resonate with youth who had aged out of foster care. Interviews were conducted with 27 youth who were enrolled in a post-secondary programme following emancipation from foster care. We found KH2Go to have a close fit with the experiences of youth who had been in foster care. Four topics emerged as particularly important for youth in our study: money management, work, parenting and transportation. Finally, the study identified attributes these youth demonstrated that contributed to their resilience during the transition process. This study and the data presented pertain to youth living in the south-eastern USA. (Edited publisher abstract)
Voices of former foster youth: supportive relationships in the transition to adulthood
- Author:
- SINGER Erin Rebecca
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 35(12), 2013, p.2110–2117.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
As the adolescent development literature has recognised the importance of social supports in the transition to adulthood, child welfare research, policies, and programmes have turned their attention to the relational needs of youth emancipating from the foster care system. This study builds on the extant literature on social support among transitioning foster care youth; it goes beyond the sole identification of relational networks, to explore how youth actually utilise their network members, and the overall quality of their support system. This study collects data from twenty qualitative interviews with foster youth, ages 18–21. The authors analyse the data using consensual qualitative research methods in order to develop core themes around shared youth experiences. It was found that while foster youth did identify a wide network of both formal and informal supports during their transition to adulthood, there were “holes” in the form of support, especially appraisal and instrumental support, provided by informal network members. Additionally, an unrealistic perception of supportive and permanent relationships may be contributing to poor outcomes in emerging adulthood. Implications for policy and practice are discussed. (Publisher abstract)
The forgotten few
- Author:
- MITCHELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.8.94, 1994, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Children leaving foster care can often have no other care unless their foster families continue with informal support out of their own pockets.
After care: making the most of foster care
- Author:
- FRY Ena
- Publisher:
- National Foster care Association
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 88p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking at the informal support offered by foster carers and their families, and how this could be channelled, with proper recognition and support, into making a contribution to preventing homelessness among young people leaving care.
Community parents scheme: the group work preparation of teenagers for family placement
- Authors:
- FRASER Sarah, O'HARA Paul
- Publisher:
- Bradford. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 39p., illus., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bradford
Extended care: global dialogue on policy, practice and research
- Authors:
- BREDA Adrian D. Van, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 2020, p.105596.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Young people who are taken up into the care system (including foster, formal kinship and residential or group care) traditionally have to leave care at age 18, the generally accepted age of adulthood. Research globally has shown that most youth are not ready to transition to independent living at 18 and require additional support into early adulthood. One specific type of support that has gained increasing interest is extended care arrangements, including permitting young people to remain in their care placements beyond the age of 18. While widely discussed, there is a limited body of literature on the conceptualisation, implementation and evaluation of extended care, and almost no cross-national dialogue on extended care. This article aims to gather together a range of experiences on extended care and to explore the extent to which there is a cross-national consensus on the conceptualisation and operationalisation of extended care. Ten countries participated in the study, reviewing their country’s extended care policy, practice and research using a common matrix. Findings reveal adoption of aspects of extended care in all countries, wide variations in how extended care is conceptualised, legislated, funded and implemented, and very little research on the effectiveness of extended care. The authors recommend resolving cross-national variations in the conceptualisation of extended care and further research on the role and contribution of extended care placements to improved outcomes for youth in diverse social, political and economic contexts. (Edited publisher abstract)
Predictors of remaining in foster care after age 18 years old
- Authors:
- PARK Sunggeum (Ethan), et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 108, 2020, p.104629.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 created the option for U.S. states to extend the foster care age limit up to the 21 st birthday. The law provides foster youth extra protections while they transition to adulthood. Objective: To inform states’ efforts to better design and implement extended foster care (EFC), the authors examine the impact of the policy change on length of EFC stay and factors associated with youth’s time in EFC. Participants and setting: The authors use two samples of foster youth in California that extended the foster care age limit to 21 in 2012: 37,827 youths who turned 18 between the years 2008 and 2014 and 711 youths who participated in an interview-based panel study. Methods: Leveraging California’s child welfare administrative data and California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study's (CalYOUTH) survey data, the authors investigated predictors of months youths remained in EFC with linear regression and Cox proportional hazard regression. Results: Almost half of youth eligible for EFC remained in care until their 21 st birthday. These cohorts stayed in foster care up to 16 months longer (p < .001) than previous cohorts without an EFC option. Multiple individual factors were associated with youths’ length of stay in EFC. However, a youth’s county of placement made a greater difference on their time in EFC—up to 16 months (p < .05). Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance that placement location has on how long youth remain in EFC, and expands our understanding of how county and state context shape EFC participation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Kinship care first? Factors associated with placement moves in out-of-home care
- Authors:
- JEDWAB Merav, XU Yanfeng, SHAW Terry V.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 115, 2020, p.105104.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The type of care setting a child is placed in when they enter the child welfare system has long-lasting effects. Although numerous studies have examined factors associated with placement decisions and placement moves, few studies have paid attention to factors involved in both placing children into and removing children from kinship care. This study focused on kinship care as the top of the hierarchy of out-of-home placements and utilized data obtained from a U.S. mid-Atlantic State Automated Child Welfare Information System. The study followed children who were placed in out-of-home care over a three-year period. Descriptive, bivariate, and regression analyses were conducted to identify: (1) Among children experiencing the first out-of-home care placement (N = 3838), what factors were associated with an initial placement into kinship care versus non-kin foster care and group homes/residential treatment centers (RTCs); and (2) Among children experiencing a second out-of-home placement during this period (n = 1893; 49% of the original sample), what factors were associated with being moved from kinship care to a less-preferred care setting and vice versa. Two factors increased the odds of initially being placed in kinship care: Race of the child (African American children were more likely to be placed in kinship care) and presence of parental substance abuse; in contrast, the presence of child behavioral problems and disabilities, as well as advanced age, decreased the odds of kinship placement. For children experiencing a second move from kinship care into non-kin foster care, the associated factors were: Older children, behavioral problems, and parental incarceration. Finally, for children placed initially in non-kin foster care and moved to kinship care, moves were primarily associated with parental characteristics, including housing issues, substance abuse, and difficulty coping with the child. Implications for policy, research, and practice are discussed. (Publisher abstract)
Staying put: what does it mean for you?
- Author:
- CATCH22 NCAS
- Publisher:
- Catch22
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide providing information to young people living in foster care about new Staying Put duty on local authorities which supports young people stay with their foster carers after the age of 18, if that is what they and their foster carer wants. It covers what young people are entitled to, what the local authority has to do to make Staying Put happen, and provides tips for young people and those working with them. Although the guide is aimed at young people, it also contains useful information for those who work with young people in and leaving care. It was written by the Young People's Benchmarking Forum and the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum. It applies to England only. (Edited publisher abstract)
The experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in and leaving the out-of-home care system in the UK and Australia: a critical review of the literature
- Authors:
- BARRIE Larissa, MENDES Philip
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 54(4), July 2011, pp.485-503.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people are a particularly vulnerable group facing multiple challenges. Fostering is a widely-used care arrangement for this group, and so it is important to understand the issues for these children in foster care. The aim of this comparative review is to examine published literature relating to the experiences and needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people either in foster care or leaving the care system in the UK and Australia. The search covered a number of social science databases and refugee-specific websites. Areas covered by the review include: key issues in fostering unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people; advantages and disadvantages of fostering; leaving care; pathway planning and the uncertainty of immigration; and pathways and outcomes. Attention is drawn to legislation, policies and programmes which alternatively assist or hinder the successful transition to adulthood of these young people. What emerges from this review is a growing focus on the needs and experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people in the literature in the UK that is not apparent in Australia.