On Your Own Without a Net The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations

Name: On Your Own Without a Net The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations
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ISBN: 9780226637846

ISBN-10: 0226637840

ISBN-13: 9780226637846

Edition: 2007

Authors: D. Wayne Osgood, E. Michael Foster, Constance Flanagan, Gretchen R. Ruth

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In the decade after high school, young people continue to rely on their families in many ways-sometimes for financial support, sometimes for help with childcare, and sometimes for continued shelter. But what about those young people who confront special difficulties during this period, many of whom can count on little help from their families? On Your Own Without a Netdocuments the special challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood: former foster care youth, youth formerly involved in the juvenile justice system, youth in the criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special education students, young people in the mental health…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments



Introduction: Why Focus on The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations?




The Transition to Adulthood for Youth “Aging Out” of the Foster Care System




The Transition to Adulthood for Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System: A Developmental Perspective




Policy and Program Perspectives on the Transition to Adulthood for Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System




Young Adults Reentering the Community from the Criminal Justice System: The Challenge of Becoming an Adult Christopher Uggen




Prisoner Reentry and the Pathways to Adulthood: Policy Perspectives




Homeless Youth and the Perilous Passage to Adulthood




Transition for Young Adults Who Received Special Education Services as Adolescents: A Time of Challenge and Change




Transition Experiences of Young Adults Who Received Special Education Services as Adolescents: A Matter of Policy Phyllis Levine and Mary Wagner MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"



Risks along the Road to Adulthood: Challenges Faced by Youth with Serious Mental Disorders




Coping with Mental Health Problems in Young Adulthood: Diversity of Need and Uniformity of Programs




Adolescents with Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood




Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood Patience




The Transition to Adulthood for Troubled Youth and Families: Common Themes and Future Directions



List of Contributors


Index