The present study explores how aged out foster youth discursively construct home in light of their experiences before, during, and/or after aging out of foster care. Results from 30 interviews with aged out foster youth revealed three primary themes represented participants sensemaking around home: ...
Ministries like Florida's 4Kids take a look at how to help transition aged out foster youth into successful adulthoods.
Development&maintenanceofsocialsupportamongagedoutfosteryouthwhoreceivedindependentlivingservices:ResultsfromtheMulti-SiteEvaluationofFosterYouthProgramsJohannaK.P.Greesona,⁎,AntonioR.Garciaa,MinseopKima,AllisonE.Thompsona,MarkE.CourtneybaUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofSocialPolicy&Practice,USAbUniversityofChicagoSc...
Aged Out: Finding Home: Directed by Pam Hervey. Take a peek into the lives of youth who were in The Possibilities Project, a privately funded program for 18-25 year olds who have "aged out" of the traditional foster care system in Virginia. Learn about t
The experiences of women who as teens aged out of foster care and became mothers: A transcendental phenomenological studySocial researchMental healthAnimal behavior The experiences of women who as teens aged out of foster care and became mothers| A transcendental phenomenological study CAPELLA UNIVERSITY...
One year before, at age 18, Leszyeski had aged out of foster care(寄养中心), having been in the system since she was four when her single mother was no longer able to care for her. Leszyeski was now enrolled in college hoping to become a doctor. And the only furniture she had in...
Until They Turn 18: Exploring the Emotions of an Aged-Out Foster Child: Directed by Mary Lee Weir. With Siobhan Adams, Tara Bartee, Monica Cheslak, David Cleary. This film endeavors to shed light on existing problems of teens aging-out of foster care and
System Kids: Transition-Aged Youth From Foster Care to Developmental Services Journal on Developmental DisabilitiesHutton, SueHead, Kevin JohnLyttle, SarahJordynKenneally, NoahRehou, Maja
A process evaluation, using a multiple case study design, was conducted to obtain a deeper understanding of the underlying dynamics and relational factors that facilitate a program's ability to successfully engage emerging adults who have "aged out" of foster care in services. Specifically, this ev...
Out of the 189 families meet- ing the eligibility criteria, only 75 families gave their consent. It should not be ignored that children are placed in kinship care by the family court, and kinship carers are obliged to report to the court. Our research tools looked into health, social back...