US: Less Older Youth in Foster Care, But Path to Permanency Remains an Issue (Requires subscription)
Imprint – May 08, 2023
The good news: as of 2021, the most recent year for most federal data, there were far less older youth in foster care compared to 15 years ago. They also make up a much lower percentage of the youth who are in foster care overall. But state and local systems still struggle to connect this group with permanency or the independent living services they are entitled to, as is made clear in Fostering Youth Transitions 2023, the most recent installment of an ongoing analysis of the data by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/less-older-youth-foster-care-permanency-remains-an-issue/241163