On your own without a net : the transition to adulthood for vulnerable populations /

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Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Description:xiv, 401 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:The John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation series on mental health and development. Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy
John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation series on mental health and development. Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy.
Subject:Young adults -- United States.
Youth with social disabilities -- United States.
Young adults.
Youth with social disabilities.
United States.
Format: Print Book
Local Note:University of Chicago Library's copy 3 has original dust jacket.
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5779908
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Other authors / contributors:Osgood, D. Wayne.
ISBN:0226637832 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Why Focus on The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations?
  • 2. The Transition to Adulthood for Youth "Aging Out" of the Foster Care System
  • 3. The Transition to Adulthood for Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System: A Developmental Perspective He Len Chung
  • 4. Policy and Program Perspectives on the Transition to Adulthood for Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System
  • 5. Young Adults Reentering the Community from the Criminal Justice System: The Challenge of Becoming an Adult
  • 6. Prisoner Reentry and the Pathways to Adulthood: Policy Perspectives
  • 7. Homeless Youth and the Perilous Passage to Adulthood
  • 8. Transition for Young Adults Who Received Special Education Services as Adolescents: A Time of Challenge and Change
  • 9. Transition Experiences of Young Adults Who Received Special Education Services as Adolescents: A Matter of Policy
  • 10. Risks along the Road to Adulthood: Challenges Faced by Youth with Serious Mental Disorders
  • 11. Coping with Mental Health Problems in Young Adulthood: Diversity of Need and Uniformity of Programs
  • 12. Adolescents with Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood
  • 13. Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood Patience
  • 14. The Transition to Adulthood for Troubled Youth and Families: Common Themes and Future Directions
  • List of Contributors
  • Index