This brief begins to address knowledge gaps of best practices for housing young adults in extended care, the housing options currently available to those young adults, and how those options vary across and within states in the US.

This memo investigates two questions that pertain to extended foster care and social support. First, are there differences in the types and sources of social support between young people who remain in care past age 18 and young people who exit care? Second, among nonminor dependents, are there differences in the types and sources of social support between youth living in different placement types?

This bulletin for professionals addresses the scope of the problem of child neglect, its consequences, and the importance of prevention.

This qualitative interview study examined experiences of youth-initiated mentoring relationships (YIM) among youth transitioning out of the foster care system.

This meta‐analytic review examines the presence and quality of close peer relationships for adoptees and individuals with foster care experience.

This study used Group Concept Mapping (GCM) with a sample of 31 foster youth and alumni to explicate a conceptual framework for effective legal representation.

This brief highlights variation among states in child welfare agency spending from federal funding sources.

In this study, the authors used a two-year Texas foster care entry cohort to examine the extent to which children experience “progress moves”, such as moving to a sibling placement or to live with a relative, versus non-progress moves, such as moving due to risk of abuse.

This "Statement of the Evidence" from the Society for Research in Child Development presents the evidence on the harmful impacts of family separation.

This study investigated caregiver-initiated contacts to a statewide, phone-based adoption support program to understand the breadth and range of challenges families experienced during the post-adoption period.