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Older Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Information and resources about working with older children and youth in out-of-home care.
Assessing Child Well-Being in Non-Relative Foster Care With a New Outcome Measurement Tool
Altschuler & Poertner
Journal of Family Social Work, 7(2), 2003
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Demonstrates the potential usefulness of the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE) as a tool for involving youth living in nonrelative foster care in assessing their own health and well-being.
Assessment of the Well-being of Adolescents in Three Substitute Care Placement Types (PDF - 64 KB)
Altshuler & Poertner (2001)
The Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE) tool was used to evaluate the well-being of youth living in three different types of placements: nonrelated foster care, kinship care, and group care.
Enhancing Permanency for Older Youth in Out-Of-Home Care
Finding permanent families for older children and youth in out-of-home care continues to be a challenge for child welfare professionals. Many States and local jurisdictions have begun to implement programs specifically designed to help these youth establish permanent connections. This bulletin addresses the specific challenges of permanency planning with older youth, discussing the importance of focusing on older youth, barriers to permanency, strategies for successful permanency planning, and promising programs. A list of resources for further information is provided.
The Experiences of Early Adolescents in Foster Care in New York City: Analysis of the 1994 Cohort (PDF - 244 KB)
Vera Institute of Justice (2001)
Describes the experiences of children who entered foster care at ages 11 to 15, and follows their foster care experiences for 5 years.
Lighting the Fire of Urgency: Reunification of Families in America's Child Welfare System [Webcast]
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2005)
Presentations on family finding techniques and multidisciplinary approaches in seeking permanence for youth.
The Well-Being of Older Youth in Out-of-Home Care who are Headed to Independence (PDF - 887 KB)
Children and Family Research Center (2002)
Youth about to age out of foster care were evaluated in terms of well-being and readiness for independence.
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