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Japanese American National Museum

5/11/2016

Study Finds Foster Youth Fare Better When They Receive Care Until 21

Nadra Nittle

Maria Serrano couldn’t wait to leave foster care behind when she turned 18 two years ago. “I didn’t want anything to do with the system,” she said. In foster care since she was 15, Serrano felt unstable in the child welfare system.

4/7/2016

The Impact of Extended Foster Care: Preliminary Findings of the CalYOUTH Study

Christie Renick

Researchers and child welfare advocates will gather in downtown Los Angeles on May 10 to explore the preliminary findings of the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH). CalYOUTH is a five-year research project looking at the impact of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, a California law known as AB 12 that extended foster care to age 21 and took effect in 2012.

Japanese American National Museum

Study Finds Foster Youth Fare Better When They Receive Care Until 21

The Impact of Extended Foster Care: Preliminary Findings of the CalYOUTH Study

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