Factors related to the disproportionate involvement of children of color in the child welfare system: a review and emerging themes

Hines, Alice M.; Lemon, Kathy; Wyatt, Paige; Merdinger, Joan M.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.01.007

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“…These findings support earlier studies that found that a higher number of placement moves contributes to a greater number of psychiatric diagnoses into adulthood (Anctil et al 2007;Newton et al 2000). Prior research also supports the finding that exposure to a number of adverse experiences increase child welfare system involvement and negative behavioral and emotional outcomes (Barth et al 2007;Hines et al 2004;Larkin et al 2014) that often persist into adulthood (Southerland et al 2009;Courtney and Dworsky 2006). Our findings showed that poor parental mental health had a deleterious direct effect on the mental health of foster care alumni, controlling for age and gender.…”

Section: Direct Effects Of Mental Health Outcomessupporting

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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Poor Mental Health Outcomes Among Racially Diverse Foster Care Alumni: Impact of Perceived Agency Helpfulness

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The etiology of poor mental health outcomes among foster care alumni of color remains largely unknown. We examined the influence of a subset of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), placement instability, and childhood disability in uniquely predicting mental health outcomes among racially diverse foster care alumni from a private foster care agency. Multiple group path modeling was used to examine direct and indirect relationships between the individual level risk factors, mediators (perceived agency helpfulness), and past-year psychiatric disorder. Results showed that while the overall model was moderated by race/ ethnicity, no significant group differences occurred in which ACEs increased the likelihood of psychiatric diagnoses. However, there were racial/ethnic differences in whether perceived agency helpfulness mediated the relationship between a subset of ACEs and diagnosis with a psychiatric disorder. Implications for future research to inform the development and implementation of effective services and supports that can promote positive developmental outcomes among racially diverse alumni are discussed.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Poor Mental Health Outcomes Among Racially Diverse Foster Care Alumni: Impact of Perceived Agency Helpfulness

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“…Additionally, African American and American Indian/Alaska Native children are more likely to reside in foster care of all kinds including kinship care compared with children of other races/ethnicities. 27 We controlled for the type of foster care, because children in kinship care receive less mental health treatment than do children in other foster care. 28 We also employed a cross-sectional fixedeffect dummy variable for each person's county of residence because, in California, mental health services are decentralized to the county level, and county systems vary greatly in how they organize mental health care, including types and availability of crisis care.…”

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Racial/Ethnic Minority Children’s Use of Psychiatric Emergency Care in California’s Public Mental Health System

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Objectives. We examined rates and intensity of crisis services use by race/ethnicity for 351174 children younger than 18 years who received specialty mental health care from California’s 57 county public mental health systems between July 1998 and June 2001. Methods. We used fixed-effects regression for a controlled assessment of racial/ethnic disparities in children’s use of hospital-based services for the most serious mental health crises (crisis stabilization services) and community-based services for other crises (crisis intervention services). Results. African American children were more likely than were White children to use both kinds of crisis care and made more visits to hospital-based crisis stabilization services after initial use. Asian American/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native children were more likely than were White children to use hospital-based crisis stabilization services but, along with Latino children, made fewer hospital-based crisis stabilization visits after an initial visit. Conclusions. African American children used both kinds of crisis services more than did White children, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islander and American Indians/Alaska Native children visited only when they experienced the most disruptive and troubling kind of crises, and made nonrecurring visits.

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“…Several parents and caregivers discussed the affordability of ECE programs. Given the lengthy waitlists for many free or subsidized programs, such as Head Start, the only readily available ECE options are often too expensive for the vast majority of families in the child welfare system, who are typically very low income (see Hines, Lemon, Wyatt, & Merdinger, 2004), to utilize. One ECE provider described the challenges associated with having to charge for services that were once subsidized and provided to parents and caregivers free of cost:…”

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Accessing quality early care and education for children in child welfare: Stakeholders' perspectives on barriers and opportunities for interagency collaboration

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Klein

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Children and Youth Services Review

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Factors related to the disproportionate involvement of children of color in the child welfare system: a review and emerging themes

Cited by 119 publications

References 33 publications

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Poor Mental Health Outcomes Among Racially Diverse Foster Care Alumni: Impact of Perceived Agency Helpfulness

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Poor Mental Health Outcomes Among Racially Diverse Foster Care Alumni: Impact of Perceived Agency Helpfulness

Racial/Ethnic Minority Children’s Use of Psychiatric Emergency Care in California’s Public Mental Health System

Accessing quality early care and education for children in child welfare: Stakeholders' perspectives on barriers and opportunities for interagency collaboration

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