Abstract
In the present study, I investigated the effectiveness of services available to foster youth who move multiple times in foster care, current and former foster youth satisfaction with these services, and how the services may be related to secure attachments in adulthood. Data were collected from surveys with current and former foster youth. Results indicated that the effectiveness of services and satisfaction with services for youth who moved multiple times in foster care were not related to secure attachments in adulthood. In addition, data revealed that accessibility of services predicted fewer moves for former foster youth. However, awareness and involvement of services did not predict fewer moves for former foster youth. Results also indicated that awareness of services predicted satisfaction with services. Accessibility to services, on the other hand, did not significantly predict satisfaction with services. Lastly, participants were asked to respond to a question regarding the type of services they wished they received while moving multiple times in foster care. The majority of participants stated that counseling and mental health services would have been beneficial while dealing with such transitions in foster care. Other participants mentioned that they wished they were more informed about placement change decisions throughout their time living in foster care.