Is higher placement stability in kinship foster care by virtue or design?

Font, Sarah A.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.01.003

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“…The majority of studies describing stability of nonparental care arrangements has been among children in foster care and suggests that more than half of children in foster care experience at least one placement change and more than one-third experience two or more placement changes while in foster care (37)(38)(39). Annual rates of placement change across children in foster care are estimated to be between 0.55 and 0.62, with some children changing placements multiple times per year (40,41). Placement instability has been associated with hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation (42), internalizing and externalizing behavior problems (43,44), and increased emergency department use (38).…”

Section: Instability Nonparental Care and Healthmentioning

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Children in nonparental care: health and social risks

Beal

Greiner

2015

Pediatr Res

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Section: Instability Nonparental Care and Healthmentioning

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Children in nonparental care: health and social risks

Beal

Greiner

2015

Pediatr Res

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“…We utilized a strategy outlined by Font (2015) in order to characterize foster care placement moves in two ways. First, we coded the end reason .…”

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“…Hence, the experience of a progress move is dependent on where a child is originally placed: children already in highly-preferred settings have limited room to progress, whereas the reverse is true for children in less-preferred settings. Differences in the probability of a progress move by placement setting are thus expected, and prior research has shown that failing to differentiate between progress and non-progress moves results in misleading conclusions about the magnitude of placement setting effects (Font 2015). …”

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Measurement and correlates of foster care placement moves

Font

Sattler

Gershoff

2018

Children and Youth Services Review

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Placement stability is a major priority in the foster care system. However, the measurement of placement stability and the reasons children move are complex issues that warrant considerable attention. In this study, we used a two-year Texas foster care entry cohort to examine the extent to which children experience “progress moves”, such as moving to a sibling placement or to live with a relative, versus non-progress moves, such as moving due to risk of abuse. Our sample consisted of 23,760 children and 66,585 placements statewide. Using two methods of classifying moves as either progress or non-progress, we found, of placements that ended with a move to a new placement, 29-43% ended with progress moves, and 57-71% ended with non-progress moves. Classification of move types was consistent across methods overall, but far less when the pre-move placement was in a shelter or restrictive setting. Additional analyses showed that the prevalence and risk factors for adverse moves varied across placement setting. Implications for the measurement and improvement of placement stability are discussed.

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“…Overall, kinship placements are considered to be more positive, with greater family and cultural connections, 50 although some studies indicate that more data are needed to better understand their true benefits compared with other placements. 51,52 Children with complex medical needs also can be placed with another family who can care for them through medical foster care or host home arrangements. Medical foster care is an option of care for children with special health care needs and disabilities to live with families who are specially trained to provide needed supports and services.…”

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Out-of-Home Placement for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities—Addendum: Care Options for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities and Medical Complexity

Friedman¹,

Norwood²

2016

Pediatrics

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Children and adolescents with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical problems require safe and comprehensive care to meet their medical and psychosocial needs. Ideally, such children and youth should be cared for by their families in their home environments. When this type of arrangement is not possible, there should be exploration of appropriate, alternative noncongregate community-based settings, especially alternative family homes. Government funding sources exist to support care in the community, although there is variability among states with regard to the availability of community programs and resources. It is important that families are supported in learning about options of care. Pediatricians can serve as advocates for their patients and their families to access community-based services and to increase the availability of resources to ensure that the option to live in a family home is available to all children with complex medical needs.

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Is higher placement stability in kinship foster care by virtue or design?

Cited by 40 publications

References 37 publications

Children in nonparental care: health and social risks

Children in nonparental care: health and social risks

Measurement and correlates of foster care placement moves

Out-of-Home Placement for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities—Addendum: Care Options for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities and Medical Complexity

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