Health care
$3,700
How much does a typical emergency room visit cost?
The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
This act amended Title IV-E to give states more funding and greater flexibility in operating independent living programs.
26%
What is the percentage of young adults transitioning from child welfare systems in the United States that experience homelessness?
Close to 10%
What is the percentage of young adults ages 18-25 who experienced a form of homelessness over a 12-month period in 2016-2017?
25%
What is the percentage of former foster care youth that have no health insurance?
59%
Providing permanent housing decreases health care costs by how much?
One caring adult.
What is the one thing almost all former foster youth need to successfully transition into adulthood?
50%
What is the percentage of youth ages 18-25 transitioning out of the juvenile justice system who experienced a form of homelessness over a 12-month period in 2016-2017?
HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and substance abuse.
What are some chronic illnesses homeless youth are more likely to develop than the average person?
A concrete plan to address their housing needs.
What should child welfare agencies ensure that all youth have before they age out?
Running away while in foster care, greater placement instability, being male.
Symptoms associated with a greater risk of becoming homeless.
69%
What is the percentage of homeless youth who have substance use problems?
80%
What percentage of emergency room visits made by people struggling with homelessness could have been treated with preventative care?
Childhood physical abuse.
One factor found to be correlated to the loss of housing.
75%
What is the percentage of children who became homeless before age 16 that came from homes where child welfare services had intervened at some point?
346% more at risk
How much more at risk are youth who do not have a high school diploma or GED to being homeless?