Life after foster care : improving outcomes for former foster youth /: improving outcomes for former foster youth. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Life after foster care : improving outcomes for former foster youth /: improving outcomes for former foster youth. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Life after foster care : improving outcomes for former foster youth
- Further Information:
- Note: Loring Paul Jones.
- Authors:
- Jones, Loring Paul
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Foster Care and the Transition to Young AdulthoodChapter 2 The Transition to Adulthood in the United StatesChapter 3 Toward a National Policy on Transitioning Foster YouthChapter 4 Independent Living Services: Getting Youth Ready to Leave CareChapter 5 Research on Life after Foster CareChapter 6 Education Outcomes and Challenges for Foster ChildrenChapter 7 Self-Sufficiency: Employment, Earnings, and Receipt of Public BenefitsChapter 8 Housing and the Dangers of HomelessnessChapter 9 Health OutcomesChapter 10 Mental Health OutcomesChapter 11 Pregnancy, Sexuality, and ParentingChapter 12 Criminal Justice InvolvementChapter 13 Family and Other Social Support NetworksChapter 14 Where Have We Been and Where Should We Go?Appendix A Review of the Research on Independent Living ProgramsAppendix B Review of the Research on Life after Foster CareReferencesIndex.
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Praeger
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (320 pages)
- Subjects:
- 362.73/3
Psychology -- Developmental -- Child
Foster children -- United States
Foster children -- United States -- Care
Law -- Child Advocacy
Social Science -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family
Psychology - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9798216111528
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781440857409
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.778588
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