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(First Issue) This two-volume special issue of Child Welfare is dedicated to honoring the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-169), designated [...]

The article discusses the issue's theme of U.S. government policy towards transitioning, or aging, out of foster home care for ex-foster children who are young adults. Topics, including social support for ex-foster children, education, independent living of former foster care children and child welfare, are discussed.

An introduction is provided to articles within the special issue on the U.S. Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 ('Chafee legislation), with topics including U.S child welfare, juvenile justice administration and research methods.

Trauma, disrupted attachments and mental health problems often present significant challenges for teens and their foster parents. Sensitive and responsive caregiving promotes attachment security and buffers the impact of these challenges. Few programs are tailored to helping foster parents of teens in understanding trauma and attachment. In this paper we describe the adaptation of and preliminary evaluation of Connect, an evidenced based, attachment-focused and trauma-informed parent program for foster parents of teens. Results show Connect for Foster Parents is associated with significant benefits for teens and their foster parents on par with findings for original Connect program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]