Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Issues for Congress

by Congressional Research Service

This report presents issues affecting older youth as they transition from foster care into adulthood, particularly with regard to implementation of P.L. 110-351 and P.L. 113-183. Perhaps the most pressing implementation issue concerning P.L. 110-351 is the challenges states may face in extending foster care to older youth. As of FY2011, states may extend care after age 18 by authorizing partial reimbursement for the cost of that continued support.3...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502840685
• ISBN13: 9781502840684
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"