The Experiences of Older Youth In and Aged Out of Foster Care During COVID-19
Publication Date
2020
Document Type
Other
Abstract
This study examined the experiences of young adults (age 18 to 23 years) in foster care and aged out of foster care during the month of April 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States. Youth experience myriad hardships when they age out of foster care and transition to adulthood on their own. As an already-marginalized population, with the COVID-19 crisis sweeping across the nation, these young people are among those bearing the heavy burden of the pandemic’s economic and social consequences. Our goal was to gain a clearer picture of these burdens by deploying a national online survey over a one-month period. We examined participants’ housing, food security, education, employment, finances, health, mental health, and personal connections over one month of the crisis. Our study addresses five key functional and developmental domains: housing and basic needs, finances, education, health and healthcare, and personal connections.
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Recommended Citation
Greeson, J. K. P., Jaffee, S., Wasch, S., & Gyourko, J. R (2020). The experiences of older youth in and aged out of foster care during COVID-19 [Research report]. University of Pennsylvania, Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research. https://fieldcenteratpenn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Foster-Youth-COVID-19-REPORT.pdf
