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Foster Care Reentry Laws: Mending the Safety Net for Emerging Adults in the Transition to Independence

Volume 88, No. 4, Summer 2016

By Bruce A. Boyer, Clinical Professor and Director, Civitas ChildLaw Clinic, Loyola University Chicago School of Law [PDF]

The Article begins with an examination of the concept of emerging adulthood and the challenges unique to youth transitioning from foster care to independence. It then considers the reasons why some youth—despite the weight of the burdens they will carry while trying to stand on their own—still choose to leave the relative security of foster care prematurely. Finally, the Article examines the growing number of states that have experimented with permitting older youth to reenter care after trial independence, ending with recommendations for states that have yet to consider whether to extend this critical safety net for some of the nation’s most vulnerable youth as they seek to stand on their own.

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