Prevalence of Substance Use, Housing Instability, and Self-Perceived Preparation for Independence Among Current and Former Foster Youth
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DOI: 10.1007/s10560-018-0568-y
Abstract: This study assesses prevalence of substance use, and the impact of housing instability. and independence preparation on substance use in two samples: youth currently in-care and former foster youth. Both samples were from a mid-Atlantic… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; former foster; prevalence; youth ... See more keywords
Foster Care Alumni and Higher Education: A Descriptive Study of Post-secondary Achievements of Foster Youth in Texas
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DOI: 10.1007/s10560-018-0569-x
Abstract: In 1993, Texas became one of the first states to adopt a post-secondary tuition and fee waiver for foster youth. In the present study, we examine the post-secondary achievements of a cohort of foster youth… read more here.
Keywords: post secondary; waiver; study; foster youth ... See more keywords
Perspectives: Former foster youth refining the definition of placement moves
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.01.010
Abstract: Research has demonstrated that children who experience numerous moves in foster care are more likely to exhibit behavioral problems and less likely to achieve reunification or permanency. However, current knowledge about how placement move transitions… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; former foster; perspectives former; youth refining ... See more keywords
Conceptualizing on-campus support programs for collegiate foster youth and alumni: A plan for action
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.028
Abstract: Abstract Increasingly, post-secondary education institutions are implementing supplemental support programs to assist foster youth and alumni (i.e., those formerly in foster care) matriculating into higher education. Despite the promise of these academic support programs in… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; youth alumni; support programs; campus ... See more keywords
Informal mentoring among foster youth entering higher education
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105716
Abstract: Abstract Informal mentoring, anaturally-occurringcaring relationship with a non-parental adult, has been shown to promote positive outcomes for young people, including youth transitioning out of the foster care system. Although we often talk about mentoring as… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; youth; informal mentoring; support ... See more keywords
Practical opportunities for pharmacists to optimize psychotropic medication use among foster youth.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2020.05.019
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Bring awareness of the health disparity of higher psychotropic medication use among foster youth, describe barriers to optimizing foster children's medication regimen from the perspective of people who work closely with them, and propose… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; among foster; medication use; medication ... See more keywords
Implementing smartphone technology to support relational competence in foster youth: a service provider perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/02650533.2020.1843145
Abstract: ABSTRACT The field of child welfare continues to search for effective ways to mitigate risks foster youth often encounter. Research discoveries about the importance of attachments and relational competence for foster youth support greater well-being.… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; relational competence; smartphone technology;
Kinship Family Relatedness, Nuclear Family Contact, and Social Support Among Foster Youth
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DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2016.1208134
Abstract: Using a sample of 16-year-old youth placed with kinship foster families in California, the current study examines the relationship between kinship foster family structure and foster youth's biological family contact and support. Latent class analysis… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; family contact; family; kinship family ... See more keywords
Fostering Communication
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DOI: 10.1145/3492834
Abstract: The period of transition for foster youth into independent adulthood is an important life stage, and one that has yet to be explored in HCI circles. We studied an online community centered on the experiences… read more here.
Keywords: community; communication; fostering communication; foster youth ... See more keywords
Grasping ethnic identity fluctuations of transculturally placed foster youth: A longitudinal study
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DOI: 10.1177/14733250221081758
Abstract: Transcultural placements occur frequently in foster care, and impact the ethnic identity of ethnic minority foster youth. Studies that investigate how foster youth’s ethnic identity develop over time, and what role ethnic minority as well… read more here.
Keywords: transculturally placed; placed foster; foster youth; ethnic identity ... See more keywords
The Affordable Care Act Increased Medicaid Coverage Among Former Foster Youth.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00073
Abstract: Youth aging out of the foster care system in the US are a vulnerable population. When in foster care, youth are eligible for their state's Medicaid program, but they lose eligibility when they age out… read more here.
Keywords: foster youth; foster; former foster; youth ... See more keywords