Former Foster Youths Perspectives on Independent Living Preparation Six Months After Discharge.

Research findings have developed a troubling narrative of youth leaving foster care. Congress attempted to address the post-discharge difficulties of foster youth by passing the Independent Living Initiative in 1986, which mandated that the states develop services that would prepare youth for life a...

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Published in:	Child Welfare Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 99 - 127
Main Author:	Jones, Loring P.
Format:	Article
Published:	Child Welfare League of America 2014
Subjects:	Patient satisfaction Foster home care Psychology of foster children Qualitative research Adolescence Psychology Ex-foster children Independent living Data analysis software Descriptive statistics
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost