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Study: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN OUT-OF-HOME-PLACEMENT

Paper: Types and frequency of child maltreatment by family foster care providers in an urban population

Journal: The reported health and functioning of children maltreated while in family foster care

Book: The Systematic Mistreatment of Children in the Foster Care System

Journal: Emotion understanding and theory of mind among maltreated children in foster care: evidence of deficits

Study: Early Elementary School Adjustment of Maltreated Children in Foster Care: The Roles of Inhibitory Control and Caregiver Involvement

Paper: Early School Engagement and Late Elementary Outcomes for Maltreated Children in Foster Care

Study: Suicidality Among Preadolescent Maltreated Children in Foster Care

Journal: Mental Health Services Utilization by Maltreated Children: Research Findings and Recommendations

Study: Substance Use and Abuse among Older Youth in Foster Care

Study: UNTANGLING THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL ABUSE ON HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG YOUTHS IN FOSTER CARE

Article: Out of home placement to promote safety? The prevalence of physical abuse in residential and foster care

Paper: Disproportionate representation of African-American children in foster care

Paper: Foster Care Today

Journal: Coping Alone: Examining the Prospects of Adolescent Victims of Child Abuse Placed in Foster Care

Book: From Child Abuse to Foster Care: Child Welfare Services Pathways and Placements

Study: Association between childhood sexual abuse and transactional sex in youth aging out of foster care

Paper: The Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in Out-of-Home Care: A Comparison Between Abuse in Residential and in Foster Care

Study: ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AMONG YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: A LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS

Journal: Perceptions of Learned Helplessness Among Emerging Adults Aging Out of Foster Care

Journal: Patterns of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Justice System Involvement Among Youth Aging Out of Child Welfare

Journal: Aging Out Of Coverage: Young Adults With Special Health Needs

Study: Assessing Restrictiveness: A Closer Look at the Foster Care Placements and Perceptions of Youth With and Without Disabilities Aging Out of Care

Paper: Readiness for college engagement among students who have aged out of foster care

Report: Extending Foster Care to Age 21: Weighing the Costs to Government against the Benefits to Youth

Report: College Access, Financial Aid, and College Success for Undergraduates from Foster Care

Study: An examination of post-secondary retention and graduation among foster care youth
enrolled in a four-year university

Report: Does Extending Foster Care beyond Age 18 Promote Postsecondary Educational Attainment?

Report: Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth: Outcomes at Ages 23 and 24

Study: Transition from Care: Status and Outcomes of Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care

Journal: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”: Survivalist self-reliance as resilience and risk among young adults aging out of foster care

Journal: Foster Care: Safety Net or Trap Door?

Article: ‘State Orphans’ in the United States: A Failure of Intergenerational Solidarity

Paper: PERSPECTIVES OF FOSTER CARE WORKERS ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM ON FOSTER YOUTH

Study: Clinical work with people affected by public care or adoption