ERIC Number: EJ740967
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 25
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Predictors of Running Away from Family Foster Care
Nesmith, Andrea
Child Welfare, v85 n3 p585-609 May-Jun 2006
Running away is a frequent but little studied phenomenon among adolescents in foster care. Repeated running from care often leads to premature discharge and homelessness for youth. This article uses cumulative risk theory in the context of normative adolescent development to investigate predictors of running away from foster care. Results indicate risks stemming from individual, foster home, and child welfare system sources, which offer some insight for prevention and intervention. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foster Care, Child Welfare, Prevention, Intervention, Adolescents, Adolescent Development, At Risk Persons, Social Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Runaways, Predictor Variables, Family Environment
Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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