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Introduction: As one of the most vulnerable and sensitive sections of the society who live in foster care centers, orphaned and poorly supervised children and adolescents, in addition to the specific problems of adolescence due to deprivation from family and living conditions in this environment, face additional problems. Therefore, this research has been conducted with the aim of analyzing and identifying the obstacles and challenges of teenage girls in foster care centers to start an independent life.
Method: The current study is a qualitative research study. The participants of the research are female teenagers who spent part of their lives in foster care centers and were finally discharged to independent life and they are already familiar with all the detalails of living in such centers. The sampling method has also been done in a purposeful way based on the criterion of information saturation with 15 people from among the people with the age range of 19 to 22 years old, and 10 experts in this field using semi-structured interviews.
Findings: Data analysis was done based on thematic analysis. Seven main themes were obtained from the data analysis, which included low flexibility of related laws and guidelines, lack of comprehensive planning in meeting needs, shaky living conditions, lack of comprehensive support, material barriers, disconnection from society, and individual indicators.
Discussion: The results of this research show that the teenagers in foster care centers, they face fewer obstacles and challenges to start and continue a successful independent life, that the lifestyle in the centers is more similar to the natural conditions of the family, and from other regular and comprehensive support should be taken into onsideration for every teenager before leaving the center.

Keywords: Teenagers, Challenges, Mistreated and unsupervised, Foster care cnters, Independent life

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