8 articles in this issue
Varda R. Mann-Feder
This introduction to the special issue provides an overview of the status of transitions from care in Canada. Currently, few statistics are collected on youth in and from care and regional disparities contribute to a comparatively low level of services ov... see more
Paola A. Leal-Ferman, Charlene Weight, Eric Latimer
Little research has been carried out on young people transitioning out of care in Canada. The objective of this paper was to describe and comment on the services provided to youth leaving care systems in Canada, with a focus on the four provinces with the... see more
Amit Sundly, Meghan Keating, Andem Effiong, Abdullah Omar Saif
While neuroscientific literature suggests that some parts of the brain are not fully developed until the mid-20s, public discourse is skewed toward early child development (ECD) because of its supposed long-term economic benefits. Some researchers have go... see more
Elodie Marion, Annika Rozefort, Laurence Tchuindibi
This article explores the development of aspirations among young people in residential care who are on the cusp of adulthood, and the relationship between their aspirations and their educational experience. We examine the specific aspirations of young peo... see more
Amanda Keller
It is well established that many former Canadian foster youth struggle with financial issues after aging out of care. Much of the financially focused intervention literature speaks to financial literacy training within independent living programming (ILP)... see more
Mathilde Turcotte, Nadine Lanctôt
A number of studies have found that adolescents in foster care expect and perceive stigma related to their “foster care youth” status. Yet, little is known about how this perceived stigma manifests, as well as how youth manage it. The current study theref... see more
Naomi Nichols, Jayne Malenfant, Youth Action Research Revolution
In the first pan-Canadian study on youth homelessness, 57.8% of youth reported prior involvement with child protection services. Indeed, transitions from government institutions (e.g., child/youth protection, inpatient mental health treatment, the youth j... see more
Melanie Doucet, Ashley Bach, Marie Christian
This report describes a national lived experience advocacy movement generated by the work of the National Council of Youth in Care Advocates to support equitable transitions to adulthood for youth in care in Canada. The emergence of the National Council a... see more