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ERIC Number: EJ696263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-May
Pages: 24
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-4021
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Extending Transitional Services to Former Foster Children
Kerman, Ben; Barth, Richard P.; Wildfire, Judy
Child Welfare, v83 n3 p239 May 2004
This article describes what a private agency expended while addressing the transitional needs of former long-term foster youth and examines the association between expenditures and adult outcomes. Not all young adults accepted supports extended to them. In the sample, 41% of the young adults incurred expenses after age 19. Of those using supports, about two-thirds incurred expenses for higher education, and slightly fewer for continued housing support. Median expenses were generally stable or declining between ages 19 and 21, although almost all declined after age 22. Young adults who received extended supports tended to be better off at follow-up, although some troubled young adults used extensive, expensive services.
Child Welfare League of America, P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Web site: http://www.cwla.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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