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Download full textMassinga, Ruth; Pecora, Peter J. – Future of Children, 2004
A growing number of children over age 10 reside in and emancipate from foster care every year. Older children face many of the same challenges as younger children, but they also have unique developmental needs. This article discusses older children in the child welfare system and finds: (1) Approximately 47% of children in foster care are over age…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Substance Abuse, Homeless People, Educational Attainment
