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Emancipated Foster Youth And Intimate Partner Violence: An Exploration Of Risk And Protective Factors., Colleen Cary Katz, Mark E. Courtney, Beth Sapiro

Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Due to their high rates of parental maltreatment and violence exposure, youth in the foster care system are considered particularly vulnerable to experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in adolescence and young adulthood. Those who have emancipated from foster care may be at a heightened risk, as they are significantly more likely to struggle in a variety of critical domains (i.e., mental health, substance use, and delinquency). This longitudinal study is the first to explore the impact of demographic, individual, family, and foster care system factors on IPV involvement for foster care alumni at age 23/24. Analyses were conducted on three …