The potential educational benefits of extending foster care to young adults: Findings from a natural experiment

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 72, Issue , 2017, Pages 124-132

  Courtney, Mark E ^a   Hook, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Foster care; Foster youth; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003811006     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.09.030     Document Type: Article

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