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Providing access to post-secondary education costs an average of $85,000 to $100,000 over four years, while incarcerating a single youth can cost $300,000 to $500,000 per year. (Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash)

Why bolstering post‑secondary education for former youth in care is a wise investment

Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland; El Jones, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Kristyn Anderson, Dalhousie University

Without sustained support for education, housing and mental health, many former youth in care become involved in the criminal justice system.

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