title: Aftercare services.
abstract: The author discusses the need for postplacement or "aftercare" services for youth leaving placement to live on their own, and explains how a statewide pilot project is helping to meet that need.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Department of Economic Security, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, Phoenix.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Irvine
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000359:Aftercare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000639:trends; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States