Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system

Donkoh, Charles; Underhill, Kristen; Montgomery, Paul

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“…One exception is a study of Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviours for preventing HIV in young people who are homeless, which found three RCTs, but concluded the interventions they evaluated were too heterogeneous to allow synthesis (Naranbhai et al, 2011). A 2006 review examined the evidence for 'Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system', finding that there are no rigorous studies for us to know whether these programmes are effective or not (Donkoh et al, 2006). The need to fill these gaps is clear.…”

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Using Evidence to End Homelessness

Teixeira¹,

Cartwright²

2020

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is responsible for developing and leading the Foundation's Healthy Lives strategy to address the wider social and commercial determinants of health. Joining the foundation in November 2007, Jo initially led the development of the foundation's influential portfolio of work in patient safety and personcentred care. Jo has worked in healthcare at local and national level for 25 years, including ten years at the Department of Health. As Head of NHS Performance, she oversaw the implementation of the policy agenda set out in the NHS Plan. At the NHS Modernisation Agency, Jo led an international quality improvement initiative -Pursuing Perfection. Bob Blackman is the Conservative MP for Harrow East and serves as Joint Secretary of the prestigious 1922 Committee within Parliament. He was elected London Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow in 2004 and was a member of Brent Council for nearly 24 years. During that time, he led the Conservative Group for 20 years and the Council for 5 years. Since being elected as MP for Harrow East in 2010 Bob has Notes on contributors ix Dennis Culhane is Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy and Co-Principal Investigator, Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Culhane is a social science researcher with primary expertise in the area of homelessness and assisted housing policy. His work has contributed to efforts to address the housing and support needs of people experiencing housing emergencies and long-term homelessness. Most recently, Culhane's research has focused on using linked administrative data to gain a better understanding about the service utilisation patterns of vulnerable populations, including youth exiting foster care and/or juvenile justice, as well as the individuals aged 55 and older who are experiencing homelessness. Culhane's research also focuses on homelessness among veterans. From July 2009 to June 2018 he served as Director of Research at the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, an initiative of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Culhane also co-directs Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP), an initiative that promotes the development, use and innovation of integrated data systems by states and localities for policy analysis and systems reform. Danny Dorling is Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. He was previously a professor of geography at the University of Sheffield. He has also worked in Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds and New Zealand, went to university in Newcastle upon Tyne and to school in Oxford. He has published, with many colleagues, more than a dozen books on issues related to social inequalities in Britain and several hundred journal papers. Much of this work is available open access. His work concerns issues of housing, health, employment, education and poverty. He is an academician of the Academy of the Learned Societies in the Social Sciences, was Honorary President of the Society of Cartographers from 2007 ...

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Section: Evidence-based Medicine: the Origins Of Systematic Reviews And Evidence-based Policymentioning

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Using Evidence to End Homelessness

Teixeira¹,

Cartwright²

2020

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“…These poorer outcomes may be due to pre-existing mental health problems and other challenges arising from their experiences pre-care or whilst in care. They may also be due to insu cient life skills knowledge or training, or may simply be related to the fact that they must fend for themselves at a much earlier age than peers who can rely on their birth families for personal and material support (14).…”

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“…Transition support programmes are generally available to young people toward the end of their care placement, although some extend beyond. They often encourage the development of skills required for continued engagement in education, obtaining employment, maintaining housing and general life skills (14,16).…”

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Protocol for a Systematic Review of Policies, Programs or Interventions Designed to Improve Health and Psychosocial Outcomes for Young People Leaving the Out of Home Care System

Taylor

Shlonsky

Albers

et al. 2020

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Background:Relative to their counterparts in the general population, young people who leave, or transition out of, out-of-home (OOHC) arrangements, commonly experience poorer outcomes across a range of indicators, including: higher rates of homelessness, unemployment, reliance on public assistance, physical and mental health problems, and contact with the criminal justice system. The age at which young people transition from OOHC varies between and within some countries, but for most, formal support ceases between the ages of 18 and 21.Programs designed to support transitions are generally available to young people toward the end of their OOHC placement, although some can extend beyond. They often encourage the development of skills required for continued engagement in education, obtaining employment, maintaining housing and general life skills. Little is known about the effectiveness of these programs, or of extended care policies that raise the age at which support remains available to young people after leaving OOHC. This systematic review will seek to identify programs and/or interventions that improve outcomes for youth transitioning from the OOHC system into adult living arrangements.Methods:Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) guidelines, this review will identify programs, interventions and policies that seek to improve health and psychosocial outcomes amongst this population that have been tested using robust controlled methods. Primary outcomes of interest are homelessness, health, education, employment, exposure to violence and risky behaviour. Secondary outcomes are relationships and life skills. A search strategy has been developed that covers eleven databases of published literature in multiple languages. Unpublished literature will also be searched. A meta-analysis will be undertaken if identified studies are suitably heterogenous. Risk of bias will be assessed using tools appropriate to the study methodology. Outcomes across studies will be assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology.Discussion:Previous reviews were unable to identify any programs or interventions, backed by methodologically rigorous research, that improve outcomes for this population. This review seeks to update this previous work, taking into account changes in the provision of extended care, which is now available in some jurisdictions. Trial Registration:PROSPERO: CRD42020146999

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“…Youths leaving foster care confront more developmental, psychosocial, and economic challenges than their counterparts outside the child-welfare system (Courtney et al, 2005;Donkoh, Underhill, & Montgomery, 2006;Havalchack, Roller White, & O'Brien, 2008;Mann, 2013;Massinga & Pecora, 2004;Nelson, 2001;Stein, 2004). Compared to the general population, these youths are more likely to be unemployed, undereducated, homeless, dependent on public assistance, experience premature parenting, and to suffer from substance abuse and psychiatric disorders (Donkoh et al, 2006;Massinga & Pecora, 2004;Nelson, 2001;Stein, 2004). Foster care alumni are also more likely to experience contact with the criminal justice system and receive mental health services than their peers in the general population (Havalchak et al, 2008).…”

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The Effects of Youth Empowerment Programs on the Psychological Empowerment of Young People Aging Out of Foster Care

Batista

Johnson

Friedmann³

2018

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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This study examines the effects of youth empowerment programs (YEPs) on the psychological empowerment of young people aging out of foster care. Method: We used a two-group, cross-sectional survey to examine the effect of YEP participation on the psychological empowerment of youths aging out of Florida's foster care system. The study sample consisted of 193 young adults (99 YEP participants and 94 non-YEP participants), ages 18-24. Four dependent variables represented the 4 dimensions of psychological empowerment: perceived control, motivation to influence, sociopolitical skills, and participatory behavior. Results: YEP participants experienced significantly higher perceived control, motivation to influence their environments, self-efficacy, and participatory behavior than non-YEP participants even when controlling for age at program entry, gender, race, time in foster care, number of placements, and geographic location. Conclusions: Findings suggest that youth empowerment is possible in child welfare systems and may be beneficial to young people aging out of foster care. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

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Independent living programmes for improving outcomes for young people leaving the care system

Cited by 18 publications

References 18 publications

Using Evidence to End Homelessness

Using Evidence to End Homelessness

Protocol for a Systematic Review of Policies, Programs or Interventions Designed to Improve Health and Psychosocial Outcomes for Young People Leaving the Out of Home Care System

The Effects of Youth Empowerment Programs on the Psychological Empowerment of Young People Aging Out of Foster Care

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