Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 902-912

  Dworsky, Amy ^a   White, Catherine Roller ^b   O'Brien, Kirk ^b   Pecora, Peter ^b   Courtney, Mark ^c   Kessler, Ronald ^d   Sampson, Nancy ^d   Hwang, Irving ^d  

^a Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

^b Casey Family Programs ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging out; Foster care alumni; Foster youth; Racial and ethnic differences; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950691079     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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