Employment and Finances
| Autor: | James White, Kirk O'Brien, Ronald C. Kessler, Peter J. Pecora, Diana J. English, Jason Williams, A. Chris Downs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Zdroj: | What Works in Foster Care? ISBN: 0195175913 What Works in Foster Care? |
| Popis: | Previous research has shown that youth who have been placed in foster care experience a wide range of economic-related adversities after leaving care, such as homelessness, unemployment, and low wages and income. Table 8.1 summarizes studies that have examined some of these adversities. This chapter will present current alumni achievement and functioning with respect to homelessness and living situation, employment, public assistance, and finances. Findings are compared not only to those of other foster care follow-up studies but also to general population information gathered from the U.S. Census Bureau. Currently, there are few studies with which to compare follow-up data (especially for older alumni), but the literature is slowly building, with longitudinal follow-up studies such as the Midwest study (Courtney et al., 2007) and studies that use state employment or other databases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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