The grip of trauma: How trauma disrupts the academic aspirations of foster youth |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Illinois at Chicago, United States;2. Arizona State University, United States;1. Center for Fostering Success, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5354, United States;2. Center for Fostering Success, Western Michigan University, United States;3. Seita Scholars Program, Center for Fostering Success, Western Michigan University, United States;4. Training Specialist, Center for Fostering Success, Western Michigan University, United States;1. Department of Human Development, Washington State University, 14204 Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver, WA 98686-9600, USA;2. Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USA;1. Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USA;2. School of Social Work, University of Washington, Box 354900, Seattle, WA 98195-4900, USA |
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| Abstract: | The academic challenges foster youth encounter during their P-12 education have been widely reported. Yet, despite these challenges, the majority of foster youth desire postsecondary education. What is less known is the reason why so few foster youth alumni who desire a four-year college degree, achieve this goal. For the participants in this four-year longitudinal study, maltreatment, resulting in foster care placement, and the ensuing exposure to the foster care system, resulted in trauma histories and mental health diagnoses. Anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were the most common diagnosis. The participants shared the ways in which these mental health challenges manifested throughout their college education. Of those in the study, almost half successfully graduated from college, a third dropped out, and only two remain enrolled. This study provides a unique and critical insight into the experiences of foster youth, enrolled in a four-year university, by sharing their stories |
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| Keywords: | Trauma Foster care Higher education Mental health Child maltreatment |
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