Early outcomes for young adults transitioning from out-of-home care in the USA

By M. Courtney, Amy Lynn Dworsky. 2006

633 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science

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In Demography

1. R. Gilligan

In Safety Research

1. R. Gilligan
2. R. Barth
3. J. Havlicek
4. G. Cusick
5. Johanna K. P. Greeson
6. M. Courtney
7. Nathan D. Hess

In Sociology and Political Science

1. R. Gilligan
2. M. Courtney

Citations in the corpus

• Adversity, resilience and the educational progress of young people in public care (2007, background): “Remaining in care into young adulthood Courtney and Dworsky (2006) found that young people still in care beyond 18 were ‘more than twice as likely to be enrolled in a school or training programme as those who had been discharged (66.7% versus 30.8%), and three times more likely to be enrolled in a…”
• Research to Consider While Effectively Re-Designing Child Welfare Services (2021, background): “Studies of young adults who have experienced foster care generally conclude that outcomes across a range of domains are worse than outcomes for young adults in the general population (Courtney & Dworsky, 2006; Courtney et al., 2011, 2020; Pecora et al., 2005).”
• Crime during the Transition to Adulthood: How Youth Fare as They Leave Out-of-Home Care (2012, background): “Former foster youth generally report feeling satisfied with their experiences in foster care (Chapman, Wall, & Barth, 2004; Courtney et al., 2001; Courtney & Dworsky, 2006) and some report close relationships with foster parents or other caregivers.”
• PROMOTING RESILIENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE IN LONG‐TERM CARE — THE RELEVANCE OF ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DOMAINS OF RECREATION AND WORK (2008, background): “recognising the value of continuity in care placements and relationships into young adulthood (Courtney & Dworsky, 2006 ; Cashmore & Paxman, 2006 ; Wade & Dixon, 2006 ) and the need to avoid premature rupturing of viable placements at what may be both a psychologically vulnerable developmental st”