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PERMANENCE FOR OLDER FOSTER YOUTH 1
Author(s) -
Bussiere Alice
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2006.00082.x
Subject(s) - foster care , affect (linguistics) , inclusion (mineral) , psychology , state (computer science) , residential care , public relations , political science , nursing , social psychology , medicine , computer science , communication , algorithm
I discuss the importance of permanency for older youth in foster care and the limitations of current foster care programs in meeting the permanency needs of these youth. I provide an overview of federal and state policies and describe recent initiatives that are successfully increasing permanence for older foster youth, overcoming barriers to adoption, and using creative strategies to identify alternative permanent arrangements. A key component is inclusion of foster youth in the decisions that affect their lives.