Insecure housing, substance abuse, and incarceration among emerging adults aging out of foster care: examining associations with legal orphan status - Gibbs DJ, Villodas ML, Kainz K, Francis AM.

Tens of thousands of youth age out of the foster care system each year without a permanent family, and many do so after having their parents' rights severed through involuntary termination of parental rights. These legal orphans have no permanent supportiv...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news