ERIC Number: ED629333
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 5
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Fostering Youth Transitions: Using Data to Drive Policy and Practice Decisions
Annie E. Casey Foundation
"Fostering Youth Transitions" is a state-by-state data compilation designed to show state policymakers and other key stakeholders how young people are faring as they move from foster care to adulthood. The report shows the clear need for better policies and practices to give young people in foster care the opportunity to have brighter futures. Surveys and administrative data show that young people with foster care experience are falling behind their peers who have not experienced foster care and face higher levels of joblessness and homelessness as adults. This is particularly the case for youth of color, who are overrepresented in foster care. With these challenges clear, Casey urges leaders to take action -- to collect better data, support better practices and develop better policies -- so that youth in care can get the support they need, transition to adulthood and thrive.
Descriptors: Foster Care, Young Adults, Transitional Programs, Data, Policy Formation, Decision Making, Youth, Best Practices, Unemployment, Homeless People, Minority Groups, Data Collection, Social Support Groups, Interpersonal Relationship, Resources, Opportunities, Experience, State Programs
Annie E. Casey Foundation. 701 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Tel: 410-547-6600; Fax: 410-547-6624; Web site: http://www.aecf.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annie E. Casey Foundation
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