Profile of children placed in out-of-home care: Association with permanency outcomes

Yampolskaya, Svetlana; Sharrock, Patty; Armstrong, Mary I.; Strozier, Anne L.; Swanke, Jayme

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.018

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“…In a review of literature, involving countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, China and the Netherlands, Welch et al 24 observed that children and adolescents with disabilities and behavioral problems are less likely to achieve family reunification and stay longer in services, with a reduced probabil-ity of family reunification and adoption. Other studies from different parts of the world show similar results 12,44,45 . This study had limitations related mainly to the poor information records, which hindered data collection, such as lack of registration in the IAPs, poor completion with lack of standardized terms used, incomplete and lost files, one adolescent with two IAPs, but with a different date of birth.…”

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Tempo de acolhimento e características dos adolescentes acolhidos por tipo de serviços institucionais. Recife, Brasil, 2009-2013

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Barreira

Lima

et al. 2019

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Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o tempo de acolhimento e as características dos adolescentes em serviços de acolhimento institucionais na cidade do Recife. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa. A população de estudo consistiu de todos os adolescentes acolhidos na cidade do Recife-PE, no período de 2009-2013. As informações foram obtidas a partir da consulta aos Planos de Atendimento Individualizado, sendo analisados ao todo 1.300. As variáveis foram categorizadas e descritas a partir de frequência absoluta e relativa. Para verificar a associação entre variáveis foi aplicado o teste do qui-quadrado de Pearson, com grau de significância de 0,05. Foram observados três tipos de serviços: para adolescentes, vítimas de violência e abandono; em situação de risco com e sem uso de drogas; e com necessidades especiais. Foi constatada uma predominância de adolescentes do sexo masculino, mais velhos, com menor frequência escolar, maior uso de substância psicotrópica, envolvimento com medidas socioeducativas, ameaça de morte e maior número de entradas e saídas nos serviços. Conclui-se que os diferentes perfis de serviços de acolhimento devem ser tratados e investigados de forma particular por apresentarem distintas dificuldades para criação de políticas públicas eficientes.

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confidence: 69%

Tempo de acolhimento e características dos adolescentes acolhidos por tipo de serviços institucionais. Recife, Brasil, 2009-2013

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Barreira

Lima

et al. 2019

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“…Curtis et al ( 2001 ) made the same conclusion based on their literature review. Only two studies specifically reported age at the time of first placement into out-of-home care: Yampolskaya et al ( 2014 ) found an average age of 6.4 years (SD = 5.4), while Hussey and Guo ( 2002 ) reported an average of 4.9 (specifically for residentially placed children). It should be noted that the ambiguity in reported figures is presumably due to differences in research methodology between the included studies.…”

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Characteristics of Children in Foster Care, Family-Style Group Care, and Residential Care: A Scoping Review

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When risky child and family circumstances cannot be resolved at home, (temporary) 24-h out-of-home placement of the child may be an alternative strategy. To identify specific placement risks and needs, care professionals must have information about the child and his or her family, care history, and social-cultural characteristics at admission to out-of-home care. However, to date information on case characteristics and particular their similarities and differences across the three main types of out-of-home settings (namely foster care, family-style group care, and residential care) is largely lacking. This review compiles and compares characteristics of school-aged children of average intelligence and their families at the time of each child’s admission to one of the three care modalities. A scoping review technique that provides a broad search strategy and ensures sufficient coverage of the available literature is used. Based on the 36 studies included, there is consensus that the majority of normally intelligent children in care demonstrate severe developmental and behavioral problems. However, the severeness as well as the kinds of defining characteristics present differ among the children in foster care, family-style group care, and residential care. The review also identifies several existing knowledge gaps regarding relevant risk factors. Future research is recommended to fill these gaps and determine the developmental pathway in relation to children’s risks and needs at admission. This will contribute to the development of an evidence-based risks and needs assessment tool that will enable care professionals to make informed referrals to a specific type of out-of-home care when such a placement is required.

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“…In addition, there was no research found to uncover lengths of stay in foster care provided within mental health systems, but within child welfare systems, these services have shown a median stay of 7.6 months between removal from home to reunification (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al 2011). However, a recent study by Yampolskaya et al (2014) found a median length of stay of 21 months for youth with complex needs. Overall, it is expected that variation exists in improvement patterns within service types and among sites and providers, but system decisions often require an understanding of average patterns across a whole SOC, which is rarely available.…”

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Reliable Change and Outcome Trajectories Across Levels of Care in a Mental Health System for Youth

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Sender

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Knowledge of mental health treatment outcome trajectories across various service types can be valuable for both system- and client-level decision-making. Using longitudinal youth functional impairment scores across 2807 treatment episodes, this study examined outcome trajectories and estimated the number of months required for reliable change across nine major services (or levels of care). Results indicate logarithmic improvement trajectories for a majority of levels of care and significant differences in time until improvement ranging from 4 to 12 months. Findings can guide system-level policies on lengths of treatment and service authorizations and provide expected treatment response data for client-level treatment decisions.

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Profile of children placed in out-of-home care: Association with permanency outcomes

Cited by 23 publications

References 37 publications

Tempo de acolhimento e características dos adolescentes acolhidos por tipo de serviços institucionais. Recife, Brasil, 2009-2013

Tempo de acolhimento e características dos adolescentes acolhidos por tipo de serviços institucionais. Recife, Brasil, 2009-2013

Characteristics of Children in Foster Care, Family-Style Group Care, and Residential Care: A Scoping Review

Reliable Change and Outcome Trajectories Across Levels of Care in a Mental Health System for Youth

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