The economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin's former foster youth

By Amy Lynn Dworsky. 2005

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Subfields: Gender Studies, General Health Professions, Safety Research

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In Gender Studies

1. R. Gilligan
2. J. Havlicek
3. G. Cusick
4. M. Courtney
5. Nathan D. Hess

In General Health Professions

1. R. Gilligan
2. J. Havlicek
3. G. Cusick
4. M. Courtney
5. Nathan D. Hess

In Safety Research

1. R. Gilligan
2. J. Havlicek
3. G. Cusick
4. M. Courtney
5. Nathan D. Hess

Citations in the corpus

• Crime during the Transition to Adulthood: How Youth Fare as They Leave Out-of-Home Care (2012, background): “, 2001; Jones and Moses, 1984; Zimmerman, 1982) and having serious financial trouble during the transition to adulthood is common among this population (Dworsky, 2005).”
• Does education pay for youth formerly in foster care? Comparison of employment outcomes with a national sample (2014, unknown): “…Hook, & Lee, 2012; Day et al., 2011; McMillen, Auslander, Elze, White, & Thompson, 2003; Pecora, 2012; Salazar, 2013) andworkforce engagement (e.g., Dworsy, 2005; Goerge et al., 2002; Macomber et al., 2008; Singer, 2006; Urban Institute, 2008) among youth transitioning from care, yet less research…”
• PROMOTING RESILIENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN LONG‐TERM CARE — THE RELEVANCE OF ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DOMAINS OF RECREATION AND WORK (2008, background): “Dworsky (2005) examined the economic progress of a sample of care leavers and reports that those who had experience of being employed prior to discharge fared better in terms of gaining employment and securing better earnings on leaving care.”