Efficacy of the Project Futures self-determination coaching model for college students with foster care backgrounds and mental health challenges

• Published in: Children and youth services review Vol. 138; p. 106507
• Main Authors: Blakeslee, Jennifer, Miller, Rebecca, Uretsky, Mathew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Academic staff; Careers; Clinical outcomes; Coaching; College students; College support programs; Empowerment; Foster care; Foster care alumni; Grades (Scholastic); Intervention; Mental health; Mental health care; Mental health services; Peers; Post-secondary education; Self determination; Self-efficacy; Stress; Support services; Transitioning from foster care; Trauma; Young adults; Youth; Foster care alumni; Transitioning from foster care; Post-secondary education; College support programs; Mental health

•We tested a college-based program for foster youth with mental health challenges.•The program included one-on-one self-determination coaching for one academic year.•RCT findings show some effect on self-determination, self-efficacy, and enrollment.•Findings support further development of college su...