Factors associated with exiting and reentry into out-of-home care under Community-Based Care in Florida

Yampolskaya, Svetlana; Armstrong, Mary I.; Vargo, Amy C.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.05.010

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“…Child's gender was not typically associated with foster care exits to permanency when other child or placement characteristics were included (Barth, 1997;Becker, et al, 2007;Benedict & White, 1991;Connell, et al, 2006;Courtney, 1994;Courtney, et al, 1997;Courtney & Wong, 1996;Davis, et al, 1996;Glisson, et al, 2000;Landsverk, et al, 1996;Leathers, 2005;McMurtry & Lie, 1992;Pabustan-Claar, 2007;Park & Ryan, 2009;Potter & Klein-Rothschild, 2002;Romney, et al, 2005;Rosenberg & Robinson, 2004;Wells & Guo, 1999;Yampolskaya, et al, 2007;Yampolskaya, et al, 2006). However, there were a few exceptions to this general finding, most of which pointed to exits to permanency favoring girls (Harris & Courtney, 2003;Kemp & Bodonyi, 2000;Snowden, et al, 2008;Vogel, 1999).…”

Section: Child Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Age was often found to be a significant predictor of foster care exits. Specifically, most studies found that older children were less likely to exit to any type of permanency; while infants were less likely to be reunified than older children, but more likely to be adopted (Barth, 1997;Becker, Jordan, & Larsen, 2007;Connell, Katz, Saunders, & Tebes, 2006;Courtney, 1994;Courtney, et al, 2007;Courtney & Wong, 1996;Goerge, 1990;Harris & Courtney, 2003;Koh & Testa, 2008;McDonald, Poertner, & Jennings, 2007;Park & Ryan, 2009;Romney, Litrownik, Newton, & Lau, 2005;Rosenberg & Robinson, 2004;Smith, 2003;Snowden, Leon, & Sieracki, 2008;Vogel, 1999;Wells & Guo, 1999;Yampolskaya, Armstrong, & Vargo, 2007;Yampolskaya, Kershaw, & Banks, 2006). Some studies, however, did not find a significant relationship between age and foster care exits (Benedict & White, 1991;Glisson, Bailey, & Post, 2000;McMurtry & Lie, 1992;PabustanClaar, 2007;Potter & Klein-Rothschild, 2002).…”

Section: Child Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Three studies included family structure, but did not specify type of exit. Of these three studies, one found children from single parent families were less likely to exit foster care (Glisson, et al, 2000), while the other two studies did not find a significant association between family structure and exit to permanency (Yampolskaya, et al, 2007;Yampolskaya, et al, 2006). Harris and Courtney's (2003) study was noted for an in-depth examination of family structure.…”

Section: Parent/family Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Predictors of foster care exits to permanency: A competing risks analysis of reunification, guardianship, and adoption

Akin

2011

Children and Youth Services Review

186

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Nearly 800,000 children spend time in foster care each year, with many children experiencing lengthy stays and exiting without a permanent family. The main objective of this study was to identify which child and placement characteristics were significant predictors of foster care exit to three types of permanency: reunification, guardianship, and adoption. A nonexperimental longitudinal design was used to observe an annual entry cohort of 3,351 children who entered Kansas foster care in state fiscal year 2006. The sample was observed for 30 to 42 months. Data sources were two state administrative databases, one which tracks all children in foster care and one on mental health services. The primary data analysis was competing risks survival analysis. Study findings showed that children in foster care exit to different types of permanency at different rates. Reunification occurs the most quickly, followed by guardianship, and then adoption. While patterns of predictors varied by type of permanency, three major categories of important permanency predictors were identified: 1) demographic characteristics of age at entry and race, 2) clinical needs related to child disabilities and mental health problems, and 3) continuity and connections represented by kin placements, sibling placements, early stability, and absence of runaway events. Implications suggested that social work practice be age-differentiated and culturally appropriate, and that children's needs related to disabilities and mental health problems be addressed with thorough assessment and evidencebased services. Social work practices should also strive to keep children connected to family and in stable placements. The major social work theory implication suggested that permanency theory balance the primordial solidarities principle that stresses family connections with the bureaucratic institutions principle that emphasizes structures for ensuring stability. In addition, ii this study's findings indicated the need to improve and expand timely permanency for more children. Policy implications included: using guardianship as a viable permanency option for more children; revising federal policy to promote the discovery and implementation of new, creative approaches to permanency; and, reforming the current financing structure to be more flexible and better aligned with the promotion of permanency outcomes.iii

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Section: Child Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Child Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Parent/family Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Predictors of foster care exits to permanency: A competing risks analysis of reunification, guardianship, and adoption

Akin

2011

Children and Youth Services Review

186

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“…Four of these studies reported non-significant findings (for example, Hayward et al, 2007;Courtney et al, 1997) while two of the large studies reported an effect of gender. Yampolskaya et al (2007) found that boys had a delayed exit from care while Snowden et al (2008) report that girls are more likely to be adopted than boys, the effect sizes however were both very weak. Overall there did not seem to be a clear effect of gender which affects the child's outcome.…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The remaining four did find effects. Snowden et al (2008) found children placed under 5 years old were more likely to be adopted, Yampolskaya et al (2007) found that younger children had a slower exit from care, and Yampolskaya (2011) et al found that older children were more likely to re-enter out of home care, while Hayward et al (2007) reported that those in middle childhood were less likely to reunify than infants, with a further decrease for older adolescents. Although there was mixed evidence on the effect of age, about half of the studies found that children who come into care earlier have more positive placement outcomes than those coming into care at an older age.…”

Section: Agementioning

confidence: 99%

What do child characteristics contribute to outcomes from care: A PRISMA review

Pritchett¹,

Gillberg²,

Minnis³

2013

Children and Youth Services Review

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This article presents the findings from a systematic review of the literature regarding factors related to positive placement outcomes. Children in care are particularly vulnerable to problems with their emotional and behavioral development. It is important to know which factors affect whether children will have a positive placement outcome or not. Previous research has aimed to examine this, and has found that certain child characteristics can affect placement outcome. Reviews have not reported their search strategy in line with PRISMA guidelines, nor have they always reported the source of the data. This review was particularly interested in which studies had contact with the children or carers themselves, as opposed to a reliance on administrative data. There appear to be child characteristics that affect placement outcome, but findings need to be interpreted with caution due to a high volume of results from administrative data. Future research should aim to conduct full assessments with children when they come into care. KeywordsChild; foster care; placement outcome.

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Building Research Capacity in Child Welfare in Canada: Advantages and Challenges in Working with Administrative Data

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Factors associated with exiting and reentry into out-of-home care under Community-Based Care in Florida

Cited by 38 publications

References 15 publications

Predictors of foster care exits to permanency: A competing risks analysis of reunification, guardianship, and adoption

Predictors of foster care exits to permanency: A competing risks analysis of reunification, guardianship, and adoption

What do child characteristics contribute to outcomes from care: A PRISMA review

Building Research Capacity in Child Welfare in Canada: Advantages and Challenges in Working with Administrative Data

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