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Peter J. Pecora, PhD; Tiffany Washington, MS

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(10):1006-1008.

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Large numbers of older children reside and emancipate from foster care in the United States every year. In 2005, 28% of the 513 000 children in foster care were 11 to 15 years old, and another 21% were 16 years and older.¹ Older youth in foster care face some of the same challenges as younger children, but often these challenges are intensified. For example, they may have experienced more extensive disruptions in living situations and schools. In this issue of the Archives, Kushel and colleagues² review vital new data about health care access, functioning, and other challenges of children who have recently left the foster care system as young adults who became homeless.^3-4

These older children face serious challenges as they get closer to aging out of foster care, including establishing a viable relationship with their birth-family members. Many of these older children need . . . [Full Text of this Article]

POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT OLDER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE

Helping Youth Achieve Permanency

Services for Transitioning Out of Foster Care

THE ROLE OF PEDIATRICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

CONCLUSIONS

AUTHOR INFORMATION

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