Life after foster care : improving outcomes for former foster youth /: improving outcomes for former foster youth. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• 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
• Access Rights: 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).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.