Amy Dworsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 4415659 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Dworsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Dworsky |
| SIGNATURE | DWORSKY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6538-8550 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 556 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
The Transition-Age Youth Special Interest Group
This paper provides an overview of the history and current activities of a group of researchers focused on the experiences of young people who “age out” of foster care in the United States. These transition-age youth (TAY) often have intersecting marginalized identities, as youth of color, queer youth, and youth with disabilities are disproportionately represented in care. Members of the Transition-Age Youth Special Interest Group (TAY-SIG) condu…
Home visiting for families without a home
Cautions About Research Linking Abortion Restrictions to Child Maltreatment
Sexual and reproductive health among marginalized and system-involved youth
Promoting Postsecondary Educational Success Among Young Parents in and Aging Out of Foster Care
Relationship between childbirth and access to postsecondary education among young women ageing out of foster care
Early childbirth is common among young women ageing out of foster care and may impede their educational progress. However, few studies have explored access to postsecondary education among young mothers who have been in foster care. The present study used data from a large, national sample of young people in foster care (National Youth in Transition Database, NYTD) to examine the link between early childbirth and young women's access to postsecon…
Development and validation of a predictive risk model for runaway among youth in child welfare
Supporting youth transitioning from state care into adulthood in Illinois and Catalonia
Bridging the Divide between Child Welfare and Home Visiting Systems to Address the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care
This article presents findings from an implementation study of a pilot project that connected pregnant and parenting youth in care with home visiting services. It draws primarily on semistructured interviews conducted with the practitioners who delivered those services and the parents who received them. We find that home visiting services can be delivered successfully to pregnant and parenting youth in care and that both practitioners and parents…
Navigating Housing Instability and Substance Use
Recent scholarship indicates that youth homelessness is a significant problem outside urban areas. However, previous studies have not examined how local contexts shape the experiences of youth who are homeless in rural areas and small towns with high rates of poverty and epidemic drug use. To address this gap, this analysis draws from two components of a large national study of homelessness among youth, using data collected in a small non-urban s…
Prevalence and Correlates of Youth Homelessness in the United States
PURPOSE: Unaccompanied youth homelessness is a serious concern. Response, however, has been constrained by the absence of credible data on the size and characteristics of the population and reliable means to track youth homelessness over time. We sought to address these gaps. METHODS: Using a nationally representative phone-based survey (N = 26,161), we solicited household and individual reports on different types of youth homelessness. We collec…
Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care
Youth Homelessness and Vulnerability
Highlights We report results regarding youth couch surfing and homelessness from a national survey. Youth couch surfing is a common experience, although far more so for young adults than adolescents. There are notable differences between youth reporting homelessness versus only couch surfing. Couch surfing encompasses a range of experiences, some of which likely include need for services. Broader assessments of youths’ housing situation beyond po…
Homelessness During the Transition From Foster Care to Adulthood
Objectives. We estimated the incidence of homelessness during the transition to adulthood and identified the risk and protective factors that predict homelessness during this transition. Methods. Using data from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth, a longitudinal study of youths aging out of foster care in 3 Midwestern states, and a bounds approach, we estimated the cumulative percentage of youths who become hom…
Maximizing educational opportunities for youth aging out of foster care by engaging youth voices in a partnership for social change
The parenting experiences of homeless adolescent mothers and mothers-to-be
An examination of post-secondary retention and graduation among foster care youth enrolled in a four-year university
Helping former foster youth graduate from college through campus support programs
Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth
The risk of teenage pregnancy among transitioning foster youth
Family economic well-being following the 1996 welfare reform
Child, parent, and family predictors of child welfare services involvement among Tanf applicant families
Early outcomes for young adults transitioning from out‐of‐home care in the USA
This paper describes the well‐being of participants in the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth ( n = 603), a study of youth leaving out‐of‐home care in the USA, at the point where they have been ‘young adults’ for about 1 year. Although some of these young adults are in stable situations and either moving forward with their education or employed in promising jobs, more of them are having significant difficulties dur…
Applicants' Understanding of Wisconsin's Tanf Program and Its Relationship to Other Programs for Low Income Families
This paper uses data from the Milwaukee TANF Applicant Study to examine what a sample of 1,075 TANF applicants from Milwaukee County knew about Wisconsin's TANF program and its relationship to other programs for low-income families. The data suggest that there were significant gaps in knowledge about the program both at the time of application and approximately 18 months later. Although there was a positive relationship between knowledge about th…
The economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin's former foster youth
Early outcomes for young adults transitioning from out‐of‐home care in the USA
This paper describes the well‐being of participants in the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth ( n = 603), a study of youth leaving out‐of‐home care in the USA, at the point where they have been ‘young adults’ for about 1 year. Although some of these young adults are in stable situations and either moving forward with their education or employed in promising jobs, more of them are having significant difficulties dur…
Homelessness During the Transition From Foster Care to Adulthood
Objectives. We estimated the incidence of homelessness during the transition to adulthood and identified the risk and protective factors that predict homelessness during this transition. Methods. Using data from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth, a longitudinal study of youths aging out of foster care in 3 Midwestern states, and a bounds approach, we estimated the cumulative percentage of youths who become hom…
The risk of teenage pregnancy among transitioning foster youth
An examination of post-secondary retention and graduation among foster care youth enrolled in a four-year university
Helping former foster youth graduate from college through campus support programs
The economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin's former foster youth
Maximizing educational opportunities for youth aging out of foster care by engaging youth voices in a partnership for social change
Involvement of Tanf Applicant Families with Child Welfare Services
Few studies examine the relationship between welfare and child welfare populations in the wake of welfare reform. This article compares child welfare services involvement between 1996 Aid to Families with Dependent Children entrants and 1999 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) applicants in Wisconsin. Results suggest that there is considerable overlap between welfare applicant and child welfare populations, that this overlap has increa…
Homeless Spell Exits and Returns
This article builds upon a series of recent studies that have examined exits from and returns to homelessness. The data come from a three‐wave panel study of homeless persons. The article's major substantive concern is the relationship between the type of housing situations to which homeless persons move upon exiting homeless spells and their likelihood of becoming homeless again. The issue of selection bias due to sample attrition, a serious met…
Child, parent, and family predictors of child welfare services involvement among Tanf applicant families
Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care
Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth
Youth Homelessness and Vulnerability
Highlights We report results regarding youth couch surfing and homelessness from a national survey. Youth couch surfing is a common experience, although far more so for young adults than adolescents. There are notable differences between youth reporting homelessness versus only couch surfing. Couch surfing encompasses a range of experiences, some of which likely include need for services. Broader assessments of youths’ housing situation beyond po…
Family economic well-being following the 1996 welfare reform
The parenting experiences of homeless adolescent mothers and mothers-to-be
Supporting youth transitioning from state care into adulthood in Illinois and Catalonia
Navigating Housing Instability and Substance Use
Recent scholarship indicates that youth homelessness is a significant problem outside urban areas. However, previous studies have not examined how local contexts shape the experiences of youth who are homeless in rural areas and small towns with high rates of poverty and epidemic drug use. To address this gap, this analysis draws from two components of a large national study of homelessness among youth, using data collected in a small non-urban s…
Development and validation of a predictive risk model for runaway among youth in child welfare
Bridging the Divide between Child Welfare and Home Visiting Systems to Address the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care
This article presents findings from an implementation study of a pilot project that connected pregnant and parenting youth in care with home visiting services. It draws primarily on semistructured interviews conducted with the practitioners who delivered those services and the parents who received them. We find that home visiting services can be delivered successfully to pregnant and parenting youth in care and that both practitioners and parents…
Homeless Spell Exits and Returns
This article builds upon a series of recent studies that have examined exits from and returns to homelessness. The data come from a three‐wave panel study of homeless persons. The article's major substantive concern is the relationship between the type of housing situations to which homeless persons move upon exiting homeless spells and their likelihood of becoming homeless again. The issue of selection bias due to sample attrition, a serious met…
The economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin's former foster youth
Involvement of Tanf Applicant Families with Child Welfare Services
Few studies examine the relationship between welfare and child welfare populations in the wake of welfare reform. This article compares child welfare services involvement between 1996 Aid to Families with Dependent Children entrants and 1999 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) applicants in Wisconsin. Results suggest that there is considerable overlap between welfare applicant and child welfare populations, that this overlap has increa…
Early outcomes for young adults transitioning from out‐of‐home care in the USA
This paper describes the well‐being of participants in the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth ( n = 603), a study of youth leaving out‐of‐home care in the USA, at the point where they have been ‘young adults’ for about 1 year. Although some of these young adults are in stable situations and either moving forward with their education or employed in promising jobs, more of them are having significant difficulties dur…
Applicants' Understanding of Wisconsin's Tanf Program and Its Relationship to Other Programs for Low Income Families
This paper uses data from the Milwaukee TANF Applicant Study to examine what a sample of 1,075 TANF applicants from Milwaukee County knew about Wisconsin's TANF program and its relationship to other programs for low-income families. The data suggest that there were significant gaps in knowledge about the program both at the time of application and approximately 18 months later. Although there was a positive relationship between knowledge about th…
Family economic well-being following the 1996 welfare reform
Child, parent, and family predictors of child welfare services involvement among Tanf applicant families
Helping former foster youth graduate from college through campus support programs
Racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes of former foster youth
The risk of teenage pregnancy among transitioning foster youth
An examination of post-secondary retention and graduation among foster care youth enrolled in a four-year university
Maximizing educational opportunities for youth aging out of foster care by engaging youth voices in a partnership for social change
The parenting experiences of homeless adolescent mothers and mothers-to-be
Homelessness During the Transition From Foster Care to Adulthood
Objectives. We estimated the incidence of homelessness during the transition to adulthood and identified the risk and protective factors that predict homelessness during this transition. Methods. Using data from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth, a longitudinal study of youths aging out of foster care in 3 Midwestern states, and a bounds approach, we estimated the cumulative percentage of youths who become hom…
Employment outcomes of young parents who age out of foster care
Youth Homelessness and Vulnerability
Highlights We report results regarding youth couch surfing and homelessness from a national survey. Youth couch surfing is a common experience, although far more so for young adults than adolescents. There are notable differences between youth reporting homelessness versus only couch surfing. Couch surfing encompasses a range of experiences, some of which likely include need for services. Broader assessments of youths’ housing situation beyond po…
Prevalence and Correlates of Youth Homelessness in the United States
PURPOSE: Unaccompanied youth homelessness is a serious concern. Response, however, has been constrained by the absence of credible data on the size and characteristics of the population and reliable means to track youth homelessness over time. We sought to address these gaps. METHODS: Using a nationally representative phone-based survey (N = 26,161), we solicited household and individual reports on different types of youth homelessness. We collec…
Navigating Housing Instability and Substance Use
Recent scholarship indicates that youth homelessness is a significant problem outside urban areas. However, previous studies have not examined how local contexts shape the experiences of youth who are homeless in rural areas and small towns with high rates of poverty and epidemic drug use. To address this gap, this analysis draws from two components of a large national study of homelessness among youth, using data collected in a small non-urban s…
Supporting youth transitioning from state care into adulthood in Illinois and Catalonia
Bridging the Divide between Child Welfare and Home Visiting Systems to Address the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Care
This article presents findings from an implementation study of a pilot project that connected pregnant and parenting youth in care with home visiting services. It draws primarily on semistructured interviews conducted with the practitioners who delivered those services and the parents who received them. We find that home visiting services can be delivered successfully to pregnant and parenting youth in care and that both practitioners and parents…
Promoting Postsecondary Educational Success Among Young Parents in and Aging Out of Foster Care
Relationship between childbirth and access to postsecondary education among young women ageing out of foster care
Early childbirth is common among young women ageing out of foster care and may impede their educational progress. However, few studies have explored access to postsecondary education among young mothers who have been in foster care. The present study used data from a large, national sample of young people in foster care (National Youth in Transition Database, NYTD) to examine the link between early childbirth and young women's access to postsecon…
Development and validation of a predictive risk model for runaway among youth in child welfare
Sexual and reproductive health among marginalized and system-involved youth
Cautions About Research Linking Abortion Restrictions to Child Maltreatment
Psychology (25 works) · Medicine (20 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (18 works) · Foster care (15 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (15 works) · Political science (14 works) · Welfare (13 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Nursing (12 works) · Sociology (10 works)