What Works in Transition to Adulthood

Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions

This synthesis examines the role that programs designed to serve older youth can play in promoting positive development and subsequent self-sufficiency in adulthood. We synthesize the findings from 31 studies that implemented random assignment intent-to-treat experimental evaluations to examine the impacts of various intervention strategies on youth well-being outcomes during the transition to adulthood (ages 18 to 25). http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2010_03_09_FS_WWOlderYouth.pdf