Citation

Beal SJ, Greiner MV, Crosby I, Beck AF. J. Public Child Welf. 2020; 14(3): 320-335.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15548732.2019.1612817

PMID

32742240

Abstract

In the U.S., little is known about the neighborhoods where youth in out-of-home care live prior to emancipation. This study describes the socioeconomic characteristics of such neighborhoods. Addresses for 229 youth aged 16-20 years and residing in out-of-home care in a single Midwest county were used. Addresses were geocoded and linked to U.S. Census' data at the census tract level. Neighborhoods, or tracts, with youth in out-of-home care were significantly more disadvantaged across five area-based socioeconomic indicators.

FINDINGS suggest that youth in out-of-home care live in neighborhoods with disproportionately high rates of socioeconomic disadvantage.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; child welfare; foster care; Neighborhood; out-of-home care; protective custody