transition planning

This issue of CW360° explores permanency and supporting transitions to adulthood for youth in foster care. The issue provides updates to our 2009 issue, titled Permanency or Aging Out: Adolescents in the Child Welfare System. The current issue highlights ways in which our knowledge has grown and evolved over the past decade while also identifying areas still requiring our attention and continued examination.

This study examined profiles of risk among 6th graders who experienced homelessness across a 10-year period and the relationship with student graduation. Understanding risk profiles of homeless youth related to academic outcomes can inform how schools and communities develop interventions for addressing homelessness in students.