Kin and non-kin foster care—findings from a National Survey

Ehrle, Jennifer; Geen, Rob

doi:10.1016/s0190-7409(01)00166-9

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“…All caregivers but one identified as a U.S. citizen. Mirroring data from other large-scale surveys of kin and non-kin caregivers in the U.S. (Ehrle & Geen, 2002), a majority of nonkin caregivers were married or co-habiting (62%); this was true for about 48% of kin caregivers. Kin and non-kin were racially and ethnically diverse.…”

Section: Samplementioning

confidence: 89%

“…The large majority hail from socially disadvantaged backgrounds with large numbers living in poverty, having secured a high school diploma or less, and living in single-parent households. Although dated, one study from 2002 showed that approximately one-third of kinship households had annual incomes below the poverty line and that two-thirds had incomes below 200% of the poverty line (Ehrle & Geen, 2002). Given their relatively similar circumstances, the differences in subsidy rates to assist kinship foster parents in their care for children can manifest in substantially inequitable financial circumstances.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Financial well-being in family-based foster care: Exploring variation in income supports for kin and non-kin caregivers in California

Berrick

Boyd

2016

Children and Youth Services Review

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Kinship foster parents have the same responsibilities as nonrelative foster parents and are held to the same standards of rehabilitative care. Nonetheless, their rights to financial supports and their access to other services vary across states depending on the federal eligibility of the child, and/or the licensing criteria caregivers may or may not meet. We know little about the financial supports, well-being, or services of kinship caregivers receiving differential payment schemes and whether or not these financial supports and services make any difference. More fundamentally, in states that operate two-or more -tiered funding schemes for kinship foster parents, we currently cannot even estimate what proportion of kin caregivers receive more, less, or nothing from the government, even though all are entitled to something. Kin and non-kin caregivers in two California counties responded to a written survey focused on the financial wellbeing and income supports available to families. Sources of support were associated with the availability and utilization of other child welfare services for caregivers and for children.

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Section: Samplementioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Financial well-being in family-based foster care: Exploring variation in income supports for kin and non-kin caregivers in California

Berrick

Boyd

2016

Children and Youth Services Review

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“…For example, despite similar health care needs as children in foster care, children in kinship care have been found to lack adequate access to primary care, immunization, vision, hearing, and dental care services. 21,24 The US General Accounting Office reported in 1995 that children in kinship care were less likely to have received routine health care and other healthrelated services compared with children in nonkin foster care. 43 Children in kinship care are also reported to be about half as likely as children in nonkin foster care to have an outpatient mental health evaluation.…”

Section: Making Sense Of the Confl Icting Data On Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Needs of Kinship Care Families and Pediatric Practice

Rubin

Springer²,

Zlotnik³

et al. 2017

Pediatrics

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As many as 3% of children in the United States live in kinship care arrangements with caregivers who are relatives but not the biological parents of the child. A growing body of evidence suggests that children who cannot live with their biological parents fare better, overall, when living with extended family than with nonrelated foster parents. Acknowledging this, federal laws and public policies increasingly favor kinship care over nonrelative foster care when children are unable to live with their biological parents. Despite overall better outcomes, families providing kinship care experience many hardships, and the children experience many of the same adversities of children in traditional foster care. This policy statement reviews both the strengths and vulnerabilities of kinship families and suggests strategies for pediatricians to use to address the needs of individual patients and families. Strategies are also outlined for community, state, and federal advocacy on behalf of these children and their families.

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“…At the same time, some states cannot differentiate kin who have become licensed as foster parents from non-kin foster parents, especially when the kin are not related by blood to the children in their care. Ehrle and Geen (2002) in this volume present data from a nationally representative household survey which suggests that the number of children in kinship foster care may be as high as 200,000.…”

Section: Child Welfare's Continued Reliance On Kinmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As LeosUrbel, Bess, and Geen (2002) document in this volume, 39 states report in some instances that child welfare workers help place children with kin without seeking state custody. Ehrle and Geen (2002) estimate the number of children in such voluntary kinship care placements as almost 300,000.…”

Section: Child Welfare's Continued Reliance On Kinmentioning

confidence: 99%