title: Enhancing the empowerment of youth in foster care: supportive services.
abstract: This paper reviews the research on youth empowerment in seven child welfare programmatic areas. A lack of studies specifically focused on the empowerment of youth in foster care was found. Conceptual perspectives and existing data, however, suggest that the empowerment of youth in and transitioning out of care is essential and should be overtly facilitated through policy and program development.
authors: Long Island Jewish Health System, Division of Trauma Psychiatry, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA. sandrak@nshs.edu
authors: Sandra J
authors: SJ
authors: Kaplan
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Skolnik
authors: Ayme
authors: A
authors: Turnbull
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003153:Community Health Services; D004493:Education; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011638:Public Housing; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States; D014830:Vocational Guidance