Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth: Outcomes at Age 23 and 24

Peer-Reviewed Study · Chapin Hall · 2010

Chapin Hall's long-running study of former foster youth in three Midwest states, at ages 23 and 24: 37% had been homeless or couch surfed since leaving care, about 2.5% had a four-year college degree, and 7% were in jail or prison at the time of the interview.

37 percent of the sample had been homeless or had couch surfed

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Chapin Hall's long-running study of former foster youth in three Midwest states, at ages 23 and 24: 37% had been homeless or couch surfed since leaving care, about 2.5% had a four-year college degree, and 7% were in jail or prison at the time of the interview.

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