Adolescent Runaway Behavior in Specialized Foster Care
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Development and validation of a predictive risk model for runaway among youth in child welfare
2022, Children and Youth Services ReviewCitation Excerpt :Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System data show that between one and two percent of youth in foster care are “on run” at any single point in time (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). Estimated percentages of youth in foster care who ever run away vary depending on the study methodology and jurisdiction (Biehal & Wade, 2000; Courtney & Barth, 1996; Fasulo et al., 2002; Nesmith, 2006). Dworsky et al. (2018) reported that 15 % of the 13 to 17 year-olds who entered foster care for the first time in 21 states between 2009 and 2011 ran away.
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2019, Child Abuse and NeglectCitation Excerpt :It has been suggested that most LAC who runaway do so to seek out family members or friends which they have been separated from as a result of being placed in public (local authority) care (Biehal & Wade, 2002; Fasulo, Cross, Mosley, & Leavey, 2002; Kerr & Finlay, 2006). LAC may feel a greater sense of attachment to their origin families than to their current living environment and these feelings may act as ‘push’ factors to drive their runaway behaviour (Fasulo et al., 2002). However, LAC generally enter into care system having come from families who are deemed unable or unwilling to provide adequate care and hence have had significant negative experiences before being looked after which may also contribute to their running away.