This study examined characteristics of youth emancipated from child welfare (ECW) and probation (EPR) supervised foster care; receipt of mental health services for emancipating youth; births to emancipating females; deaths of youth who emancipated from foster care; receipt of Medi-Cal due to AFDC/TANF, SSI/disability, or medical indigence after emancipation; and receipt of GED, community college enrollment, California Youth Authority involvement, and state prison involvement for emancipating youth. Data were collected from seven state agencies that served youths, linked, and provided to the researchers. Results indicated that youth emancipating from the child welfare system who had 5 or more placements generally experienced the worst outcomes. A substantial minority of young women became pregnant in child welfare supervised foster care, or shortly after emancipation. About 40 percent of ECW youth were in foster care for more than 5 years, and over 60 percent were female. ECW and EPR youth received some mental health services before emancipation. About 75 percent of EPR youth were male, and most were placed in group or FFA homes. Few youths progressed through the community college system. A small proportion of males entered the state prison system after leaving child welfare. (Contains 15 references.) (SM)