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Research

Foster Youths’ Capacity To Live Independently Should Drive Extended Foster Care Placement

This memo examines youths’ predominant placement type between ages 18 and 21. It compares the characteristics of youth who resided predominantly in Supervised...

2020

Report

Researchers Find Association between Participation in Extended Foster Care and Reduced Risk of Homelessness

This memo examines whether participating in extended foster care decreases the odds of experiencing homelessness among foster youth by age 21.

2020

Report

California Foster Youth in Extended Care Have Better Postsecondary Education Outcomes

This memo evaluates the impact of extended foster care on three postsecondary education outcomes.  

2019

Report

Improvements in Service System Collaboration Lead to Youth Spending More Time in Extended Foster Care

This memo examines the relationship between several county-level factors and youths’ extended foster care participation among a sample of older adolescents in...

2019

Report

Foster Youth, Caseworkers Diverge in Views of Youths’ Preparedness for College

This memo adds to the growing literature on the transition to college for young people in foster care, focusing specifically on issues of preparedness to enter...

2019

Report

Improved Outcomes at Age 21 for Youth in Extended Foster Care

This report builds on prior findings from the CalYOUTH project and examines outcomes at age 21 from state administrative data and from the third interview wave...

2018

Report

Many California Foster Youth Have Inadequate Social Support and Need More Support From Adults

This memo investigates the types and sources of social support for young people in extended foster care.

2018

Report

Wave 3 of CalYOUTH Study Surveys Former Foster Youth at Age 21

This study provides the most comprehensive view to date of young people approaching the transition to adulthood from foster care in the wake of the federal...

2018

Report

Half of Older Adolescents in Foster Care Use Psychotropic Drugs

In this brief, researchers explore the use of and experiences with psychotropic medications over time for California foster youth transitioning to adulthood.

2017

Report

Each Month Spent in Care Beyond Age 18 Increases Likelihood of High School Completion

This memo examines factors that influence the likelihood of young people in foster care finishing high school and entering college.

2017

Report

Youth in Extended Care in Los Angeles County Seek Improved Services

This report provides the most comprehensive view to date of young adults making the transition to adulthood from foster care in Los Angeles County.

2017

Report

More Youth Staying in Care Past Age 18, but Time in Care Varies

In this memo, researchers examine why understanding factors associated with youth’s extended foster care participation is important for predicting future...

2017

Report

Additional Time Spent in Foster Care Improves Education Outcomes

This brief provides an early look at the relationship between extended foster care and selected outcomes for youth transitioning to adulthood from care in...

2017

Report

Majority of California Youth in Foster Care Believe Extended Care Helps Them Reach Life Goals

This study focuses on the state of California, an early adopter of the new policy that also has the largest foster care population in the U.S. It addresses...

2016

Report

Caseworkers Say Lack of Appropriate Placement Options Presents Challenge to Implementing Extended Foster Care

This report presents the views and attitudes of caseworkers four years after the implementation of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (AB 12).

2016

Report

Implementation of Extended Care Leads to Youth Remaining in Care Longer

This study explored the relationship between the implementation of California's extended foster care law (AB 12) and foster youths' exits to legal permanency.

2015

Report

Survey of Child Welfare Workers Finds Few Appropriate Housing Options for Foster Youth over 18

California child welfare workers were surveyed about the service delivery context of extended foster care. Most workers were concerned about the availability of...

2015

Report

Study of Foster Youths’ Education Status Finds Many are Facing Hurdles to Success

This report examines the educational status of and services available to older adolescents in foster care in California, both from the viewpoint of the youth...

2015

Research

Study of Youth in California Foster Care at Age 17 Reveals Need for Ongoing Support

This study addresses whether extending foster care past age 18 in California influenced youths' outcomes during the transition to adulthood.

2014