Abstract
This article discusses multiple problems that youth encounter after they exit foster care, and the ways that almost anyone can work to help these young people. Written by Francesca Michelini, Kate Fogarty, Randall Cantrell, and Marilyn Swisher, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, November 2022.
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