@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of youth remaining in foster care through age 19: a pre- and post-policy cohort analysis of California data",
journal="Journal of public child welfare",
year="2017",
author="Eastman, Andrea Lane and Putnam-Hornstein, Emily and Magruder, Joseph and Mitchell, Michael N. and Courtney, Mark E.",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="40-57",
abstract="This study examined factors associated with youth remaining in extended foster care. Cohorts of youth in care in California at age 17 years were defined for the period from 2003-2012. Multivariable generalized linear models documented factors associated with remaining in care through age 19. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that: a) the population of youth in care at age 17 has declined over time; b) youth in care at age 17 in 2012 were qualitatively different from those a decade earlier; c) a larger proportion of youth who do not exit to permanency are remaining in extended foster care; and d) although the characteristics of youth who remain in foster care as non-minor dependents continue to vary relative to those who age out, differences have diminished. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the potential to target subgroups of youth who may benefit from the extension of care but are remaining in care at lower rates.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1554-8732",
doi="10.1080/15548732.2016.1230922",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2016.1230922"
}