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March 2013

Supporting foster youth parents

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00March 1st, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: California, foster care, teen parents, teen pregnancy|

California Senator Leland Yee is sponsoring a bill that would help support foster youth who are parents in the state. The bill would help foster youth raising children with resources to help them stay in school, provide needed parenting and child care. In the Pleasanton Weekly, Leland states that "parenting and pregnant youth are 200% [...]

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December 2011

Youth in foster care: A report on teen parents

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:20-06:00December 14th, 2011|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: child welfare, foster care, research, teen parents|

According to a report from Chlid Trends released on December 9, 2011, youth in foster care have an increased risk of having a child as teen parent. These young parents experience many challenges and often, outcomes for these youth and their children are poor. Teen Parents in Foster Care: Risk Factors and Outcomes for Teens [...]

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