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Tyrell, Fanita A.; Yates, Tuppett M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2017
Background: Procuring safe housing is a salient developmental task during emerging adulthood, one that is especially challenging for emancipated foster youth. Yet, little is known about factors that influence foster youths' housing experiences. Objective: This investigation documented changes in foster youth's housing quality during the first…
Descriptors: Housing, Foster Care, Individual Characteristics, Child Abuse
Afterschool Alliance, 2014
The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to present the third issue brief in their latest series of four issue briefs examining critical issues facing middle school youth and the vital role afterschool programs play in addressing these issues. This series explores afterschool and: the Common Core State Standards,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Safety, Middle School Students, State Standards
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Child & Youth Services, 2007
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a very personal series of reflections on the current debate on risk and accountability in child protection and child and youth care as the former strives to come out of a period of volunteerism and professionalize itself (McElwee, 1998; Share & McElwee, 2005). Irish culture has grown more individualist…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk Management, Accountability, Social Environment