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Lighthouse Independent Living Program: Predictors of client outcomes at discharge

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  • Mares, Alvin S.
  • Kroner, Mark J.

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This study examined clinical risk factors and their association with client outcomes at discharge among 385 emancipating foster youth in Cincinnati, Ohio, who entered the Lighthouse Independent Living Program during the period 2001-2005. These youth averaged 18Â years of age and remained in the program an average of 10Â months. At the time of discharge at age 19, 58% of these young adults had completed high school, 32% were employed, and 38% were living independently; 11% had achieved all three aforementioned outcomes. An exploratory principal components factor analysis of nineteen dichotomous risk factor items assessed by clinical staff at the time of admission yielded four types of risk: mental health problems, delinquency issues, teen parenting, and cognitive impairment. Logistic regression analysis revealed a number of significant relationships between each of these four clinical risk factors and client outcomes after adjusting for demographic and program characteristics. Those with mental health problems were only half as likely as others to have attained all three outcomes. Parenting youth were only half as likely to have completed high school or to be employed as others. Those with delinquency issues were only one-fourth as likely than others to be independently housed at discharge. Finally, older youth and those remaining in the program longer showed more favorable outcomes than others. Implications for child welfare policy and practice pertaining to independent living are discussed.

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  • Mares, Alvin S. & Kroner, Mark J., 2011. "Lighthouse Independent Living Program: Predictors of client outcomes at discharge," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(9), pages 1749-1758, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:33:y:2011:i:9:p:1749-1758
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