Who Goes to College? Social Capital and Other Predictors of College Enrollment for Foster-Care Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathanael J. Okpych ◽  
Mark E. Courtney
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
College Enrollment ◽  
Foster Care Youth

scholarly journals Preserving and memorialising relationships: exploring young people’s experiences of foster care through the lens of social capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Gain Access

This article presents findings from research into how young people growing up in foster care in the UK manage the relationships in their social networks and gain access to social capital. It is a concept that highlights the value of relationships and is relevant to young people in care as they have usually experienced disruptions to their social and family life. Qualitative methods were used and the findings show that despite experiencing disruption to their social networks, the young people demonstrated that they were able to maintain access to their social capital. They achieved this in two ways. Firstly, they preserved their relationships, often through what can be seen as ordinary practices but in the extraordinary context of being in foster care. Secondly, they engaged in creative practices of memorialisation to preserve relationships that had ended or had been significantly impaired due to their experience of separation and movement. The article highlights implications for policy and practice, including the need to recognise the value of young people’s personal possessions. Furthermore, it stresses the need to support them to maintain their relationships across their networks as this facilitates their access to social capital.

Continuity of activities and child well-being for foster care youth

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1359-1374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowena Fong ◽  
James Schwab ◽  
Marilyn Armour
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Foster Care Youth

Polyvictimization Experiences and Depression Among Youth Living in Foster Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimée X. Delaney ◽  
Melissa Wells
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Multilevel Modeling ◽  
Psychological Outcomes ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Foster Care Youth ◽  
Experienced Child ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Current research indicates that violence against youth contributes to adverse psychological outcomes but has yet to focus on violence against youth while living in foster care and the associated psychosomatic changes over time. Multilevel modeling regression was used to analyze self-reported depression for a sample of 354 youth living in foster care from one Midwestern state. The present study found that changes in depression levels over time among the foster care youth who experienced polyvictimization, compared to the youth who experienced child maltreatment alone, were conditional upon gender and varied significantly by race. Policy implications are discussed.

scholarly journals 241. Linking Court-Involved Foster-Care Youth To Contraceptive Counseling And Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. S123
Author(s):  
Eprise Armstrong Richardson ◽  
Abby Hunt ◽  
Leigh S. Zaban ◽  
Mary Ott ◽  
Amanda Reuter
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Foster Care Youth ◽  
Contraceptive Counseling ◽  
Court Involved
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