Title
Transitioning to Adulthood from Foster Care
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2017-04-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology | Social Work
Abstract
Transitional age foster youth do not typically receive the types of family supports their nonfoster peers enjoy. Many foster youth experience multiple adversities and often fare worse than nonfoster peers on long-term functional outcomes. Governments increasingly recognize their responsibility to act as parents for state dependents transitioning to adulthood and the need to provide services to address social/emotional supports, living skills, finances, housing, education, employment, and physical and mental health. More research is needed to inform the development of effective programs. Transitional age foster youth benefit from policies promoting a developmentally appropriate, comprehensive, and integrated transition system of care.
Keywords
Foster care, Foster home care, Foster child, Child welfare, Youth, Transition to adulthood, Transition age
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.chc.2016.12.008. 10.1016/j.chc.2016.12.008
Source
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2017 Apr;26(2):283-296. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.12.008. 10.1016/j.chc.2016.12.008. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America
Related Resources
PubMed ID
28314456
Repository Citation
Lee, Terry and Morgan, Wynne, "Transitioning to Adulthood from Foster Care" (2017). Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. 738.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/738