AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: SOME YOUNG ADULTS WHO LEAVE HOME STILL NEED AID BEFORE LIVING ON THEIR OWNIlene Olson
Youth Aging Out of Foster Care and the Fostering Connections Act
“Aging out” generally refers to an individual in foster care who has reached the age of 18 but hasn’t achieved some type of permanency, whether that be reunification with a parent or adoption by, or permanent lega...
This article identifies specific needs and outcomes of youths who age out under current foster care policies. As a youth reaches the age of majority, he/she also reaches adulthood and loses several privileges like housing, healthcare, financial assistance or a social worker to call during emergenc...
Some of the responsibility for preparing children to leave foster care must fall on foster parents, says Washington. “The issue [of aging out] needs to be addressed earlier on so that the foster child can start to prepare,” she says. “Otherwise, when the child turns 18, they may come...
AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 34 作者: L Getz 摘要: The article discusses a public hearing on the aging out of foster care system that was hosted by the Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice and Research at the University of Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania on...
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This 2-year exploratory project employed an innovative approach to work with foster care youth, all of whom were within 2 years of "aging out" of care. The project utilized narrative therapy and drama therapy in a group setting by building on youths' individual and collective strengths in ...
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