Outcomes for Young Adults Who Experienced Foster Care

Kerman, Benjamin; Wildfire, Judith; Barth, Richard P.

doi:10.1016/s0190-7409(02)00180-9

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“…8 Prevalence studies on specific populations of foster care alumni who have aged out show high rates of clinically significant mental health problems (54%), chronic medical illness (30%), unemployment (19%-37%), poverty (33% live at or below the poverty level), lack of health insurance (33%-50%), and homelessness within 1 year of emancipation (22%-36%). [50][51][52][53] High school completion varies from 50% to 85% but may occur years after emancipation, with 25% of those who graduate doing so through completion of a graduate equivalency diploma. 54 Rates of postsecondary education are low (16%), and only 1.8% complete a bachelor's degree by 25 years of age.…”

Section: Outcomes Of Foster Carementioning

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Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Rosen¹,

Rubin²,

Zlotnik³

et al. 2015

Pediatrics

160

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Children and adolescents involved with child welfare, especially those who are removed from their family of origin and placed in out-of-home care, often present with complex and serious physical, mental health, developmental, and psychosocial problems rooted in childhood adversity and trauma. As such, they are designated as children with special health care needs. There are many barriers to providing high-quality comprehensive health care services to children and adolescents whose lives are characterized by transience and uncertainty. Pediatricians have a critical role in ensuring the well-being of children in out-of-home care through the provision of high-quality pediatric health services in the context of a medical home, and health care coordination and advocacy on their behalf. This technical report supports the policy statement of the same title.

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Section: Outcomes Of Foster Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Rosen¹,

Rubin²,

Zlotnik³

et al. 2015

Pediatrics

160

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“…Pecora, et al, 2006). A similar approach has been used to gauge outcomes in terms of foster children gaining meaningful employment (see Kerman, Wildfire, & Barth, 2002).…”

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Through the Eyes of Ex-Foster Children: Placement Success and the Characteristics of Good Foster Carers

Randle¹

2013

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Randle, M. (2013). Through the eyes of ex-foster children: placement success and the characteristics of good foster carers. Practice: social work in action, 25 (1), 3-19. Through the eyes of ex-foster children: placement success and the characteristics of good foster carers AbstractMost research focusing on foster placement success or the characteristics of good foster carers is based on the opinions of people currently involved in the foster care system, such as foster carers, social workers or children in care. The few studies which include former foster children usually collect factual (usually quantitative) data to evaluate their pathways or achievements since leaving care, such as educational attainment or employment. This study differs because it examines the perceptions and opinions of adults who were in foster care as children, in relation to the important issues of what constitutes successful foster placement and the characteristics of the foster carers who are most likely to be able to make possible such a placement. For the most part, a successful placement is described by participants in terms of how they feel when they are therehappy, wanted, loved, listened to and safe. As well as the more commonly known characteristics of good foster carers, ex-foster children nominate important attributes as fun-loving, good-listeners and honest. This new perspective adds an important dimension to what we know about foster placement success and should be taken into consideration when making decisions about the delivery of foster care programmes.

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“…In addition, further investigation is needed to examine the association between the type of out-of-home care, such as foster home and institutional care, and the likelihood of being homeless. This is important because there is evidence that children in group care are likely to have worse outcomes as young adults than children who were in regular foster homes (Susser et al 1987;McDonald et al 1996;Kerman, Wildfire, and Barth 2002). Furthermore, the study group comprises individuals who received child welfare services in New York City.…”

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Public Shelter Admission among Young Adults with Child Welfare Histories by Type of Service and Type of Exit

Park

Metraux

Brodbar

et al. 2004

Social Service Review

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This study examines the prevalence and associated factors of New York City public shelter use among young adults with histories of out-of-home care or nonplacement preventive services as teenagers. The study finds that 19 percent of former child welfare service users entered public shelters within 10 years of exit from child welfare. Persons with out-of-home placement histories are twice as likely to enter public shelters (22 percent) as those who received nonplacement preventive services only (11 percent). Persons exiting child welfare through absconding from child welfare have the highest rate of shelter use, followed by those discharged to independent living. Comments

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Outcomes for Young Adults Who Experienced Foster Care

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Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Through the Eyes of Ex-Foster Children: Placement Success and the Characteristics of Good Foster Carers

Public Shelter Admission among Young Adults with Child Welfare Histories by Type of Service and Type of Exit

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