Educational and employment outcomes of adults formerly placed in foster care: Results from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study

Pecora, Peter J.; Kessler, Ronald C.; O’Brien, Kirk; White, Catherine Roller; Williams, Jason; Hiripi, Èva; English, Diana J.; White, James; Herrick, Mary Anne

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.04.003

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“…54 Rates of postsecondary education are low (16%), and only 1.8% complete a bachelor's degree by 25 years of age. 55,56 One study of young adults who lived in foster care during adolescence found a prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder twice that of combat veterans. 52 These prevalence studies of high-risk adult populations do not indicate "cause and effect," because they are not representative and do not account for other variables, such as preplacement childhood trauma, that may have led to poor outcomes.…”

Section: Outcomes Of Foster Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Rosen¹,

Rubin²,

Zlotnik³

et al. 2015

Pediatrics

165

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Children and adolescents involved with child welfare, especially those who are removed from their family of origin and placed in out-of-home care, often present with complex and serious physical, mental health, developmental, and psychosocial problems rooted in childhood adversity and trauma. As such, they are designated as children with special health care needs. There are many barriers to providing high-quality comprehensive health care services to children and adolescents whose lives are characterized by transience and uncertainty. Pediatricians have a critical role in ensuring the well-being of children in out-of-home care through the provision of high-quality pediatric health services in the context of a medical home, and health care coordination and advocacy on their behalf. This technical report supports the policy statement of the same title.

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Section: Outcomes Of Foster Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Rosen¹,

Rubin²,

Zlotnik³

et al. 2015

Pediatrics

165

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“…In this issue of the Archives, Kushel and colleagues 2 review vital new data about health care access, functioning, and other challenges of children who have recently left the foster care system as young adults who became homeless. 3,4 These older children face serious challenges as they get closer to aging out of foster care, including establishing a viable relationship with their birth-family members. Many of these older children need special services while in care and transition services as they emancipate from foster care without having a permanent home.…”

Section: Arge Numbers Of Older Children Residementioning

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Providing Better Opportunities for Older Children in the Child Welfare System

Pecora¹,

Washington²

2007

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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“…Furthermore, their risk for developmental diffi culties is high due to elevated rates of past maltreatment, inadequate and inconsistent parenting, and unstable living conditions in this population (Harden, 2004). Consequently, many adolescents leaving foster care are ill prepared for adult roles, are limited by low educational and occupational attainment, and are especially vulnerable to homelessness, victimization, or incarceration (Courtney and Dworsky, 2006;Courtney et al, 2001Courtney et al, , 2005McMillen and Tucker, 1999;Pecora et al, 2006;Reilly, 2003).…”

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Subpopulations of Older Foster Youths With Differential Risk of Diagnosis for Alcohol Abuse or Dependence

Keller¹,

Blakeslee²,

Lemon³

et al. 2010

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Distinctive combinations of factors are likely to be associated with serious alcohol problems among adolescents about to emancipate from the foster care system and face the diffi cult transition to independent adulthood. This study identifi es particular subpopulations of older foster youths that differ markedly in the probability of a lifetime diagnosis for alcohol abuse or dependence. Method: Classifi cation and regression tree (CART) analysis was applied to a large, representative sample (N = 732) of individuals, 17 years of age or older, placed in the child welfare system for more than 1 year. CART evaluated two exploratory sets of variables for optimal splits into groups distinguished from each other on the criterion of lifetime alcohol-use disorder diagnosis. Results: Each classifi cation tree yielded four terminal groups with different rates of lifetime alcohol-use disorder diagnosis. Notable groups in the fi rst tree included one characterized by high levels of both delinquency and violence exposure (53% diagnosed) and another that featured lower delinquency but an independent-living placement (21% diagnosed). Notable groups in the second tree included African American adolescents (only 8% diagnosed), White adolescents not close to caregivers (40% diagnosed), and White adolescents closer to caregivers but with a history of psychological abuse (36% diagnosed). Conclusions: Analyses incorporating variables that could be comorbid with or symptomatic of alcohol problems, such as delinquency, yielded classifi cations potentially useful for assessment and service planning. Analyses without such variables identifi ed other factors, such as quality of caregiving relationships and maltreatment, associated with serious alcohol problems, suggesting opportunities for prevention or intervention. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs,

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Educational and employment outcomes of adults formerly placed in foster care: Results from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study

Cited by 351 publications

References 28 publications

Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

Providing Better Opportunities for Older Children in the Child Welfare System

Subpopulations of Older Foster Youths With Differential Risk of Diagnosis for Alcohol Abuse or Dependence

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