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(Toro, 2008) Toro states that policy makers have only recently begun to recognize the needs of these youth after aging. Statistics show that in the area of employment: (1) most respondents had worked since leaving foster care; (2) on average respondents were unemployed only 48% of the time since leaving foster care; (3) the average monthly income when working equaled approximately $598. (Toro,
Education statistics show that: (1) 41% graduated high school; (2) 16% received a GED; and (3) 25% took at least one class beyond high school. (Toro, 2008) in terms of psychopathology findings show: (1) high levels on Brief Symptom Inventory, even when compared to a low income sample; and (2) especially high means on Psychoticism and Paranoid Ideation (scores approximately double as compared to normal scores). (Toro, 2008)
SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
This work has clearly demonstrated that while there are many provisions for assisting youth aging out of foster care that the provisions of services varying from one state and locality...
Youth aging out of foster care are a high-risk group in several areas including education, housing, healthcare, and mental health. The existing services and funding, while assisting these youth aging out of the formal foster care program still has many gaps in service provision that need addressing in order to bring about a reduction in risk in these areas for these youth.
Bibliography
Gardener, Deseree (2008) Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Identifying Strategies and Best Practices. 2007-2008 Presidential Initiative - a Publication of the Research Division of NACo's County Services Department February 2008. Online available at http://www.naco.org/Content/ContentGroups/Issue_Briefs/IB-YouthAgingoutofFoster-2008.pdf
Sherman, Rachel H. (2004) Serving Youth Aging Out of Foster Care. The Finance Project. Issue Note. Online available at http://www.financeproject.org/Publications/servingyouthagingoutIN.pdf
Toro, Paul a. (2008) Youth Aging Out of Foster Care and Homelessness in the…
Bibliography
Gardener, Deseree (2008) Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Identifying Strategies and Best Practices. 2007-2008 Presidential Initiative - a Publication of the Research Division of NACo's County Services Department February 2008. Online available at http://www.naco.org/Content/ContentGroups/Issue_Briefs/IB-YouthAgingoutofFoster-2008.pdf
Sherman, Rachel H. (2004) Serving Youth Aging Out of Foster Care. The Finance Project. Issue Note. Online available at http://www.financeproject.org/Publications/servingyouthagingoutIN.pdf
Toro, Paul a. (2008) Youth Aging Out of Foster Care and Homelessness in the U.S. And Other Developed Nations. Research Group on Homelessness & Poverty. Department of Psychology, Detroit, Michigan. Online available at http://cchps.columbia.edu/documents/Aging%20Out-grand%20rounds%203.27.08.pdf
Aging Out of Foster Care and the Options Available
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Financial Literacy One of the objectives of foster care should be to provide as any parent or guardian should provide, which means getting foster care youth ready for the adult world. When a youth graduates from the foster care program, ideally that youth will have all of the skills and tools needed to survive on his or her own. Reilly (2003) identified some of the issues that foster care youth face when
D., further discusses the social implications of foster care on the overall financial education and life-skill ability of aged out foster care children. According to his research, the average income of an aging-out youth is less than $6,000, which is drastically less than the federal poverty amount of $7,890. This author proposes that the only means of ending the cycle and allowing foster care children the opportunity to gain the
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