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Marni Finkelstein

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Youth Who Chronically AWOL From Foster Care

Why They Run, Where They Go, and What Can Be Done.

Adolescents who leave foster care without permission may encounter dangerous situations and place burdens on many government agencies, including child welfare and police. Using data from New York City's Administration for Children's Services, Vera researchers interviewed adolescents with chronic AWOL histories as well as staff at foster care facili ...

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Marni Finkelstein

July 31, 2004

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What Keeps Children in Foster Care from Succeeding in Schools?

Views of Early Adolescents and the Adults in their Lives

As a group, children in foster care struggle academically. Researchers interviewed 25 foster children and 54 of the adults in their lives to better understand how being in foster care affects a child's education, and how adults can help them succeed in school. Foster children faced unique roadblocks, among them concerns about their biological paren ...

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Marni Finkelstein

June 30, 2002

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