Youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood are at higher risk for alcohol and substance abuse disorders than general population youth.
Substance abuse prevention services are important to have accessible for youth transitioning out of foster care and into adulthood. Yet, much of the time, these services are not accessed when they could or should be, due to concerns that they don't best fit the needs of the youth.
Research has demonstrated that youth who age out, or emancipate, from foster care face deleterious outcomes across a variety of domains in early adulthood.
The negative experiences of youth in foster care can contribute to negative outcomes in adulthood. This study examined the relationship between groups of negative childhood experiences by youth in foster care and how they fared in their subsequent early adult years.
Sleep problems in youth reliably forecast the development of anxiety and mood disorders, presumably due to increased emotional difficulties. However, precise emotional mechanisms have yet to be delineated.
Sleep problems during childhood and adolescence are associated with higher instances of anxiety and mood disorders in later years. This study examined the association between sleep problems, emotion regulation strategies, and the risk of psychiatric disorders in adolescents.
Socioeconomically disadvantaged children face elevated risk for behavior problems. Greater understanding of the relationships between a range of socioeconomic factors and behavioral trajectories across childhood is needed to improve prevention efforts.