Exploring college student identity among young people with foster care histories and mental health challenges. Miller, R., Blakeslee, J., & Ison, C. Children and Youth Services Review, July, 2020. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
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Highlights •Perspectives of foster care alumni with mental health stressors attending college.•Students report feelings of otherness, compounding stressors, and self-reliance.•College student identity development theory resonates with identified themes.•Foster care history and mental health may be aspects of college student identity.•Campuses can do more to support foster student mental health and academic success.
@article{miller_exploring_2020,
	title = {Exploring college student identity among young people with foster care histories and mental health challenges},
	volume = {114},
	issn = {0190-7409},
	url = {http://ezproxy.lib.usf.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edselp&AN=S0190740919314471&site=eds-live},
	abstract = {Highlights •Perspectives of foster care alumni with mental health stressors attending college.•Students report feelings of otherness, compounding stressors, and self-reliance.•College student identity development theory resonates with identified themes.•Foster care history and mental health may be aspects of college student identity.•Campuses can do more to support foster student mental health and academic success.},
	journal = {Children and Youth Services Review},
	author = {Miller, Rebecca and Blakeslee, Jennifer and Ison, Chanel},
	month = jul,
	year = {2020},
	note = {Publisher: Elsevier Ltd},
	keywords = {Foster youth, Mental health, Postsecondary education, Student identity},
}

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