Kinship and non-kinship foster care: Differences in contact with parents and foster child's mental health problems

Vanschoonlandt, Femke; Vanderfaeillie, Johan; Holen, Frank Van; Maeyer, Skrällan De; Andries, Caroline

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.04.010

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“…A quantitative study in Belgium (Vanschoonlandt, Vanderfaeillie, & Van Holen, 2012) explored the frequency of maternal contact of children in kinship care and foster care, together with the quality of relationships between mothers and carers. Frequency of contact was similar in both groups; however, once again, the relationship between the mother and carer was significantly poorer where the child was in kinship care, threatening their capacity to cooperate over parentÁchild contact arrangements.…”

Section: Issues Of Wellbeing and Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Family Contact for Children in Kinship Care: A Literature Review

Kiraly

Humphreys

2013

Australian Social Work

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Kinship care has been growing rapidly across the English-speaking world over the last decade. While family contact is an identified right of children removed from their families and maintains important relationships, contact with parents where there has been child abuse and neglect remains contentious. The evidence base in relation to family contact in kinship care is limited. Therefore, this article presents the current state of knowledge in the form of a narrative review of qualitative and quantitative research. Contradictory theoretical orientations are outlined together with the limits they impose on the development and application of knowledge. While the complexity of parental contact is confirmed, a consistent finding is that kinship care provides children with strong family networks including sustained relationships with parents, siblings, and extended family, and maintenance of children's culture and identity. Suggestions for the development of the research agenda are made, together with implications for policy and practice.

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Section: Issues Of Wellbeing and Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Family Contact for Children in Kinship Care: A Literature Review

Kiraly

Humphreys

2013

Australian Social Work

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“…However, intra-familial relationships in these contexts can be troubled, labile, estranged and emotionally embroiled (Lernihan & Kelly, 2006;Vanschoonlandt et al, 2012 ). Even though birth parents and their relative carers may share a similar culture and psycho-biographical background, we cannot assume that these common attributes lead to better co-operation between them.…”

Section: Reviewing the Needs Of Kinship Carersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hearing the voices of kinship foster carers in Northern Ireland: an inquiry into characteristics, needs and experiences

Houston

Hayes

MacDonald

2018

Families, Relationships and Societies

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This study describes an investigation into the characteristics, needs and experiences of kinship foster carers in Northern Ireland. A number of salient themes were captured by adopting a mixed-methods approach with 54 carers. It was found that the respondents were predominantly grandparents who experienced a significant incidence of health-related issues. The cohort also endured high levels of stress, particularly at the beginning stage of the placement. Consequently, their need for practical, emotional and respite support was most evident. In terms of the children for whom they cared, many required help at school, and some presented with challenging emotions and behaviours. Overall, these findings emphasised the importance of relationship-based social work and demonstration of accurate empathy to the carer.

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“…Some studies imply that kinship foster care has positive effects on youth placed out of the home. In one study, kinship foster caregivers were less likely to report internalizing and externalizing problems in the youth in their care than nonkinship foster caregivers (Hegar & Rosenthal, 2009), and another corroborated that those in kinship care exhibited fewer behavioral problems than those in nonkinship care, specifically related to fewer placements (Vanschoonlandt, Vanderfaeillie, Van Holen, De Maeyer, & Andries, 2012). Other research supports better mental health functioning in general for youth placed in kinship foster care.…”

Section: Kinship Care and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 91%

Kinship Foster Care Among African American Youth: Interaction Effects at Multiple Contextual Levels

Rufa

Fowler

2015

Journal of Social Service Research

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This study investigated the effects of kinship foster care on mental health outcomes among African American youth. Longitudinal data were used from a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents who were the subject of child protective services investigation from 1999 to 2000 (n=5,501). The secondary analyses focused on African American youth (n=225) placed into foster care. In structured interviews, current caregivers reported on youth internalizing and externalizing behaviors immediately following placement into out-of-home care and 18-months later. Path analysis tested a theoretical model that compared placements with kin to other formal out-of-home arrangements in context of setting characteristics, including aspects of caregiver and neighborhood disorder. Results suggested significant increases in internalizing symptoms over time for youth with more baseline mental health problems, as well as those placed in more distressed neighborhoods. Increased externalizing symptoms occurred among youth with greater baseline behavior problems, those placed in more problematic neighborhoods, and youth who experienced a placement change between assessments. Additionally, a combination of placement characteristics predicted increases in externalizing problems; youth placed in kinship foster care with older caregivers in poorer health exhibited greater increases in externalizing problems. Findings highlighted important contextual considerations for out-of-home placement among African American youth.

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Kinship and non-kinship foster care: Differences in contact with parents and foster child's mental health problems

Cited by 70 publications

References 20 publications

Family Contact for Children in Kinship Care: A Literature Review

Family Contact for Children in Kinship Care: A Literature Review

Hearing the voices of kinship foster carers in Northern Ireland: an inquiry into characteristics, needs and experiences

Kinship Foster Care Among African American Youth: Interaction Effects at Multiple Contextual Levels

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