Pathways to and From Homelessness and Associated Psychosocial Outcomes Among Adolescents Leaving the Foster Care System

被引:149
作者
Fowler, Patrick J. [1 ]
Toro, Paul A. [1 ]
Miles, Bart W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Wayne State Univ, Dept Psychol, Detroit, MI 48202 USA
关键词
UNITED-STATES; FOLLOW-UP; PREVALENCE; DISORDERS; FAMILIES; ADULTS;
D O I
10.2105/AJPH.2008.142547
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objectives. We evaluated the prevalence and nature of housing problems among adolescents leaving foster care because of their age to provide evidence that can inform public and programmatic policies designed to prevent homelessness. Methods. Housing and psychosocial outcomes in a sample of 265 adolescents who left the foster care system in 2002 and 2003 in a large midwestern metropolitan area were evaluated over a 2-year follow-up period. Analyses focused on identifying latent housing trajectory categories across the first 2 years after participants' exit from foster care. Results. Findings revealed 4 latent housing classifications. Most participants (57%) had experienced stable housing situations since their exit from foster care. Those in the remaining 3 categories endured housing problems, and 20% were chronically homeless during the follow-up period. Housing instability was related to emotional and behavioral problems, physical and sexual victimization, criminal conviction, and high school dropout. Conclusions. Adolescents in foster care are at considerable risk of homelessness. Preventive initiatives can reduce homelessness in this population by implementing improved foster care programming and developing empirically informed interventions targeting foster care adolescents. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:1453-1458. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.142547)
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页码:1453 / 1458
页数:6
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