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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Youth in foster care"”.
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Therapeutic Mentoring: Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care
<p>This study examined the impact of therapeutic mentoring on youth in foster care. Youth outcomes on the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) measure for four groups of youth were compared. Three treatment groups were divided based on the amount of therapeutic mentoring received and …
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Bonding and Psychosocial Adjustment of Youth in Foster Care
<p>Foster families face complex issues that include a history of maltreatment, family disruption, placement instability, behavioral problems, and other adjustment related concerns. Adjusting to these issues presents unique challenges to foster youths and their families. Using family systems theory …
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Trauma Treatment for Youth in Foster Care: A Mixed-Methods Study of Clinician Perspectives and Treatment Model Use
<p>Youth in foster care experience trauma exposure and subsequent trauma-related disorders at much higher rates than their peers, with prevalence rates comparable with veterans of war. Although youth in foster care appear to receive services at higher rates than their peers, little is known about …
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Successfully Aging Out of Foster Care: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
Youth aging out of foster care confront considerable challenges when transitioning to adulthood. Research focuses overwhelmingly on negative outcomes for youth emerging from foster care. Youth in foster care in West Virginia must also cope with a child welfare system in crisis due to the opioid …
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In Their Own Words: An Exploration of the Educational Experiences of Black, Indigenous Girls and Gender Expansive Youth of Color in Foster Care
<p>Research on Black, Indigenous, and girls and gender expansive youth of color in foster care is limited. Though, existing research in education, sociology, and psychology suggests that these individuals enter foster care at higher rates than their counterparts due to interpersonal and structural …
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FOSTER YOUTH IDENTITY FRAUD VICTIMIZATION: PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS, RISK FACTORS, AND PROTECTIVE INTERVENTIONS
Identity fraud poses serious risks for youth in foster care. As young people move through various out-of-home placements and schools, their sensitive personal data are often widely disseminated and difficult to secure. When they transition from foster care to adulthood, identity fraud victims with …
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Utilising social entrepreneurship to facilitate the successful transition of foster youth to adulthood in South Africa
Young people, emerging out of the foster care system, often struggle to become productive and self-sustainable adults in society. They are at high risk of being trapped in poverty and unemployment for their entire adult life because they are unable to make a successful transition out of the foster …
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Familial Influences on the Coping Strategies of African American Youth From Foster Care Families and Biological Families
<p>The purpose of the current study is to examine the impact of three parental factors: caregiver socialization of coping, caregiver modeling of coping and caregiver/child relationship (i.e. parent support) on coping strategies of African American youth in foster care and those who reside with at …
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Aging out : preparing youth for life after foster care in Massachusetts
Each year, twenty thousand youth are emancipated from our nation's foster care system with insufficient preparation for the responsibilities and realities that await them, and little or no support from family or government. Youth aging out of foster care at 18 experience significantly higher rates …
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Evaluation of a Sexual Health Training for Child Welfare Workers
… Elevated rates of early pregnancy and parenting among youth in foster care (YFC) are well documented. Training child welfare workers to provide sexual health information and resources is stated throughout the extant literature as a pressing need in efforts to prevent unintended pregnancy …