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A Trauma‐Informed Care Approach to Supporting Foster Youth in Community College
Author(s) -
Hallett Ronald E.,
Westland Melinda A.,
Mo Elaine
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20291
Subject(s) - foster care , neglect , psychology , social work , community college , medical education , sociology , criminology , pedagogy , medicine , nursing , political science , psychiatry , law
This chapter describes the ways that the trauma of childhood frames the academic, social, and personal lives of many foster youth as they navigate higher education. In particular, we focus on the role of homelessness, social network fragmentation, and abuse and neglect.