Title
Smoothing the Transition to Adulthood: Creating Ongoing Supportive Relationships among Foster Youth
Department/School
Social Work
Date of this version
2014
Document Type
Article
Keywords
foster youth transitions, foster care social support, transitions to adulthood
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.028
Abstract
This paper assesses the utility and effectiveness of a foster care model designed to improve youth transitions to adulthood. The model engages the youth's social network, helps youth to develop supportive, ongoing relationships with adults, and is heavily focused on youth empowerment. A three-year evaluation of 88 foster youth revealed that youth exposed to the model felt they had more power over their lives, had a wider variety of supportive adults in their lives, and could better regulate their emotions than those in a comparison group.
Volume
37
Published in
Children and Youth Services Review
Citation/Other Information
Nesmith, A., & Christophersen, K. (2014). Smoothing the transition to adulthood: Creating ongoing supportive relationships among foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 37, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.028