Leaving care in Quebec: The EDJeP Longitudinal Study

Martin Goyette; Alexandre Blanchet

doi:10.7179/PSRI_2022.40.01

Leaving care in Quebec: The EDJeP Longitudinal Study

Authors

Martin Goyette École nationale d'administration publique
Alexandre Blanchet École nationale d'administration publique

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7179/PSRI_2022.40.01

Keywords:

Transition to adulthood Youth in care, Education, residential stability, Homelessness, Longitudinal data

Abstract

Abstract

This article reports results from the first longitudinal and representative study of a cohort of youth leaving care in Quebec (EDJeP study). Focusing on education and residential stability, we show that youths from youth protection services accumulate important vulnerabilities that make their transition out of youth protection services very challenging. In particular, compared to their peers in the general population, youth leaving care have significant educational delays that complicate their integration into the labor market. Our data suggest that a system that better encourages school perseverance and success would limit these academic delays and promote graduation. We also find that nearly half of the youths from the protection system experienced residential instability in the months following their release from placement and that 20% of them experienced at least one episode of homelessness. These last elements clearly show the extent of the vulnerability of youth leaving the protection system. We suggest some areas of reflection to improve this situation.

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Author Biographies

Martin Goyette, École nationale d'administration publique

Martin Goyette is a full professor at the National School of Public Administration (ENAP), holder of the The Research Chair in evaluating public actions related to young people and vulnerable populations (CRÉVAJ) as well as holder of the Health & Well-being component of the Réseau de recherche sur la jeunesse Chair (CRJ-SBE). Martin Goyette is currently directing the Longitudinal study on the future of foster youth in Quebec and France. His work focuses on the education of foster young, the participation of young people in the organization and delivery of services as well as the analysis of forms of public intervention, the analysis of social networks and the intersectoral youth action through transitions to adult life.

Alexandre Blanchet, École nationale d'administration publique

ALEXANDRE BLANCHET leads the quantitative team at CREVAJ (ENAP), and public opinion research at EMDH Chair (Téluq). He specializes in public opinion analysis, behavioral and decision psychology, and data science methods.

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Published

2022-02-26

How to Cite

Goyette, M., & Blanchet, A. (2022). Leaving care in Quebec: The EDJeP Longitudinal Study. Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria, (40), 21–34. https://doi.org/10.7179/PSRI_2022.40.01

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Issue

No. 40 (2022): Transition to adulthood for young people in residential care

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Monographic

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