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Diverse Pathways and the Role of Timing: Youth Experiences of Leaving Care in China

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In China, young people in state‐funded childcare institutions (Fuliyuan) are required to exit at age 18 unless still in education, compressing the move to adulthood. This study applies a life‐course lens to examine how the timing and sequencing of key life events shape care leavers' trajectories.
Shian Yin, Siobhan Laird, Lisa Warwick
wiley   +1 more source

Financing Housing Supports for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This strategy brief, written by The Finance Project with support from the Foster Care Work Group (FCWG), one of three work groups of the Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG), explores strategies for financing supports and services that help foster youth
Roxana Torrico, Soumya Bhat
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The Long Shadow of Institutionalisation: Professional Perspectives on Supporting Care Leavers in Old Age

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forgotten Australians—those who spent time in institutional or out‐of‐home care as children until the 1980s—form a marginalised and often overlooked group within Australia's ageing population. Although formally recognized under the Aged Care Act, their distinct needs remain largely invisible in mainstream aged care.
Lena Turnbull   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education of Homeless Students: Action Guide for Parents and Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
NCLB Action Briefs, a project of Public Education Network (PEN) and the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE), are designed to keep community and parent leaders up to date on various provisions of NCLB.The action briefs are ...

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Impact of Transnational Family Separation on Parenting and Psychosocial Well‐Being for Black African Migrant Parents in Hamilton

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In light of increased migration from sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) to Hamilton in the past 5 years, this qualitative study explores the experiences of Black African migrant parents resettling in Hamilton, Canada. Using semi‐structured interviews and thematic analysis, four key themes emerged: (1) impact of migration and family separation stress on ...
Tsinat Semagn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Chelsea Foyer at the Christopher at Five Years: Lessons in Developing Stable Housing and Self-Sufficiency For Homeless Youth and Youth Exiting Foster Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The Chelsea Foyer at the Christopher is a transitional housing program for youth aging out of foster care and youth who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

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Left Behind in Lockdown: A Scoping Review of COVID‐19's Impact on the Lives of Transition‐Age Foster Youth

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This scoping review asked: What is known about the scope and nature of research on the COVID‐19 pandemic and its effects on older youth with foster care experience in the United States, including the types of studies, samples and outcomes examined?
Johanna K. P. Greeson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Desired support system to eradicate urban homelessness: an exploratory descriptive study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research
Background - The new increasing homeless lately consist of women, children, youth, the elderly and marginalized ethnic or migrant groups. Some of them are working and earn salaries, however, the income is not sufficient to live modestly.
Al-Mansor Abu Said   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective interventions for working with young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness [PDF]

open access: yes
This literature review was commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
Justin Barker   +3 more
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