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

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