“…In late adolescence, out-of-home placement and leaving care may result in limited possibilities for making a successful transition into the relative autonomy of emerging adulthood due to limited social and economic support structures to fall back on (Biehal & Wade, 1996;Lee, 2012;Ossipow, Aeby, & Berthod, 2013). Youths placed in out-of-home care, especially stationary institutions, have reported that although there is a strong focus on promoting education and integration into work life, there is a lack of possibilities to explore the life skills, independence, and social relations that are needed to successfully manage autonomy after leaving out-of-home care and entering emerging adulthood (Schaffner & Rein, 2013). Also, the instability and insecurity of the out-of-home care situation and the lack of warm and/or enduring family relationships have been reported to form major obstacles in building meaningful relationships with others (Love, McIntosh, Rost, & Tertzakian, 2005;Samuels, 2008).…”