Introduction Recent research has begun to demonstrate high rates of poor behavioral health
outcomes among homeless former foster, but with relatively little attention in the scientific …

A high percentage of homeless youth have a history of foster care placement; this population
faces high rates of behavioral health problems. No research has focused on the predictors of …

Objectives Social network analysis can provide added causal insight into otherwise
confusing epidemiologic findings in public health research. Although foster care and …

Recent research shows high rates of poor behavioral health outcomes among homeless
former foster youth, including increased risk for HIV-risk behaviors. In the current study, data …

Based on a 5-wave panel survey of 732 foster youth, the current study examined the
respective relationships between foster youths' individual characteristics, youths' social …

Youth with foster care histories have often experienced social, emotional, health and mental
health challenges. Furthermore, research has revealed risk factors attributed to this trend …

Although homeless youth with and without foster care histories both face adverse life
circumstances, little is known about how these two groups compare in terms of their early …

Social support is important for promoting resiliency and decreasing the occurrence and
impact of negative life events as foster youth transition to adulthood. However, the types and …

Objectives This study examined network structure differences between homeless youth with
and without a history of foster care and the impact of network position and location on …

The support and resources embedded in social networks may be especially important for
youth aging out of child welfare custody, such that foster youth support network …