Youth aging out the child welfare system are being transitioned out of the child welfare
system with few interventions in place to support their move to independence. In developed …

Introduction Young people aging out of the child welfare system face significant barriers to
their transition into adulthood including issues related to housing, employment, education …

Homelessness is a significant social problem across advanced capitalist societies, with
enduring effects on those who experience it. Consequently, detailed enquiry into people's …

Several factors have recently contributed to a growing recognition that the transition to
adulthood is an important and often stressful turning point in life. Transition is a …

Young people transitioning from out-of-home care are known to have poor educational
outcomes compared to their non-care peers. Yet little is known about the experiences or …

Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (often called care leavers) are globally a
disadvantaged group who can be particularly vulnerable to experiences of housing …

Whilst advancing outcomes for young people transitioning from out-of-home care is a
national priority, no synthesis of Australian interventions that support their transition from …

Government and parliamentary inquiries into child protection have historically exerted a
significant impact on policy and practice reform. Yet to date, there has been no analysis of …

Emerging adulthood is a complex and critical period during which young adults are required
to make significant decisions that will affect their adult lives (Arnett, 2000). The current …

Background This study aims to analyze the role of some personal (gender, age, self-
perceptions) and contextual variables (living in residential care [RC] vs family) related to …