Hardin M
National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection, American Bar Association, Washington, DC.
Child Welfare. 1988 Nov-Dec;67(6):529-46.
New legal alternatives are needed to assist older adolescents living apart from their families to make the gradual transition to self-sufficiency. At present, there are only two legal alternatives for such adolescents in most states: agency legal custody (foster family or group care) and emancipation. Two new alternatives are needed to allow mature young persons to practice limited independence and to receive some continued aid and supervision from child welfare agencies: independent-living arrangements and special programs for young adults formerly in agency custody.
需要新的法律选择来帮助与家人分开生活的大龄青少年逐步实现自给自足。目前，在大多数州，这类青少年只有两种法律选择：机构法定监护（寄养家庭或集体照料）和获得解放。需要两种新的选择，以便让成熟的年轻人能够实行有限的独立，并继续得到儿童福利机构的一些援助和监督：独立生活安排以及为曾受机构监护的年轻人设立的特别项目。
