Abstract	The purpose of this study is to further understand which services significantly contribute to the highest level of education completed by former foster youth who have aged out of the foster care system. Former foster care youth have been known to enter adulthood with fewer supports and resources than youth in the general population (Salazar 2013). Given their prior histories of home removal, placement instability and exposure to trauma, they may feel less secure about their lives in general in relation to stability. Additional studies are needed to understand the impacts that services may have on educational attainment associated with youth who have aged out of foster care.
Alternative title	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Undergraduate Research & Creativity Laureate Program
Author	De La Torre, Ana
Contributor	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Undergraduate Research & Creativity Laureate Program
Owner	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sponsor	Delgado, Enilda
Type of resource	text
Genre	journal
Genre authority	marcgt
Publisher name	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Place of publication	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Date published	2025
Date captured	2025-08-26
Language	eng
Width	8.5
Height	10.99
Subject topic	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse -- Students -- Research -- Periodicals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	College students -- Research -- United States -- Periodicals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Journals Authority: LCSH
Subject topic	Sociology Authority: LCSH
Source note	Published as part of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Undergraduate Research & Creativity Laureate Program, Spring 2025.
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Collection	UWL Undergraduate Research & Creativity Collection / UWL Undergraduate Research & Creativity Laureate Program
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