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title: Meeting the Complex Needs of Youth Exiting Foster Care
description: "This webinar features a presentation from Todd Lloyd of the Annie E. Casey Foundation on the needs, challenges, and opportunities facing transition-age youth, and how state policy can impact outcomes. In addition, two state legislators discussed how they came together…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/adoption-competence/meeting-the-complex-needs-of-youth-exiting-foster-care/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Adoption Competent Mental Health
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Webinar
---

# Meeting the Complex Needs of Youth Exiting Foster Care

This webinar features a presentation from Todd Lloyd of the Annie E. Casey Foundation on the needs, challenges, and opportunities facing transition-age youth, and how state policy can impact outcomes. In addition, two state legislators discussed how they came together to pass legislation supporting transition-age youth in Arkansas.

 

 

**Source: **National Conference for State Legislatures

 

[Read More](https://videos.ncsl.org/a-decade-of-opportunity-meeting-the-complex-needs-of-youth-exiting-foster-care)

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