Youth Transitioning From Foster Care : Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress.
Discusses characteristics of older foster youth in foster care, and types of outcomes experienced by youth who have recently emancipated. Provides overview of Federal foster care system, including the Chafee foster care independence program, and provisions in Federal foster care law that are intende...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2009.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Discusses characteristics of older foster youth in foster care, and types of outcomes experienced by youth who have recently emancipated. Provides overview of Federal foster care system, including the Chafee foster care independence program, and provisions in Federal foster care law that are intended to help prepare youth for adulthood. Discusses additional Federal programs for youth aging out of care in areas of education, health care, employment, and housing; and addresses how States vary in approaches to serving older youth. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |