title: Predictors of running away from family foster care.
abstract: Running away is a frequent but little studied phenomenon among adolescents in foster care. Repeated running from care often leads to premature discharge and homelessness for youth. This article uses cumulative risk theory in the context of normative adolescent development to investigate predicators of running away from foster care. Results indicate risks stemming from individual, foster home, and child welfare system sources, which offer some insight for prevention and intervention.
authors.affiliation: Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nesmith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005195:Family Relations; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006302:Health Services Research; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States