Re-entering foster care: Trends, evidence, and implications

Kimberlin, Sara; Anthony, Elizabeth K.; Austin, Michael J.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.10.003

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“…Research on the influence of other factors, for example gender, was not as clearly identifiable as a risk factor for problems with placement. Our findings were similar to other reviews in the area (Kimberlin et al, 2009) which concluded that these same child characteristics could affect placement outcome and rates of re-entry to care after reunification.…”

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“…However, they also noted that parental behaviour seemed to moderate the relationship between child behaviour and placement breakdown. Kimberlin et al (2009) conducted a review examining the factors that result in re-entry to care. They found the child characteristics of health problems, mental health problems, behaviour problems, infant or pre-teen/teenage all to be risk factors that correlate to re-entry to care.…”

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confidence: 99%

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What do child characteristics contribute to outcomes from care: A PRISMA review

Pritchett¹,

Gillberg²,

Minnis³

2013

Children and Youth Services Review

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This article presents the findings from a systematic review of the literature regarding factors related to positive placement outcomes. Children in care are particularly vulnerable to problems with their emotional and behavioral development. It is important to know which factors affect whether children will have a positive placement outcome or not. Previous research has aimed to examine this, and has found that certain child characteristics can affect placement outcome. Reviews have not reported their search strategy in line with PRISMA guidelines, nor have they always reported the source of the data. This review was particularly interested in which studies had contact with the children or carers themselves, as opposed to a reliance on administrative data. There appear to be child characteristics that affect placement outcome, but findings need to be interpreted with caution due to a high volume of results from administrative data. Future research should aim to conduct full assessments with children when they come into care. KeywordsChild; foster care; placement outcome.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

What do child characteristics contribute to outcomes from care: A PRISMA review

Pritchett¹,

Gillberg²,

Minnis³

2013

Children and Youth Services Review

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“…Many of the risk factors associated with recurrence and re-entry are not modifiable (age, race, maltreatment type) or are difficult to address in the near term (parent mental health, education, income) and are therefore outside the control of the child welfare system (Hindley, Ramchandani, & Jones, 2006; Kimberlin, Anthony, & Austin, 2009). However, parenting and relationship quality constitute modifiable factors well within child welfare’s purview and purpose.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting birth parents' relationships with their toddlers upon reunification: Results from Promoting First Relationships® home visiting program

Oxford

Marcenko

Fleming

et al. 2016

Children and Youth Services Review

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Birth parents, once reunified with their child after a foster care placement, are in need of in-home support services to prevent reoccurrence of maltreatment and reentry into foster care, establish a strong relationship with their child, and enhance child well-being. Few studies have addressed the efficacy of home visiting services for reunified birth parents of toddlers. This study reports on the findings from a randomized control trial of a 10-week home visiting program, Promoting First Relationships® (Kelly, Sandoval, Zuckerman, & Buehlman, 2008), for a subsample of 43 reunified birth parents that were part of the larger trial. We describe how the elements of the intervention align with the needs of parents and children in child welfare. Although the sample size was small and most of the estimates of intervention effects were not statistically significant, the effect sizes and the pattern of results suggest that the intervention may have improved both observed parenting sensitivity and observed child behaviors as well as decreased parent report of child behavior problems. Implications are that providing in-home services soon after a reunification may be efficacious in strengthening birth parents’ capacity to respond sensitively to their children as well as improving child social and emotional outcomes and well-being.

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“…Ethnicity is also a factor, as recent data suggest that in some communities, African American children are less likely to be reunified than white children (Connell et al 2006), and experience slower times to reunification when it does occur (Harris and Courtney 2003;Wells and Guo 1999) (see Wulczyn 2011 for data on county variability in racial disparity). Finally, children in group care settings are less likely to reunify (Wells and Correia 2010) and have an increased likelihood of re-entry into care, as do youth with emotional and behavior disorders (see Kimberlin et al 2009, for a review).…”

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Family Reunification of Youth in Foster Care with Complex Mental Health Needs: Barriers and Recommendations

Madden

Maher²,

McRoy

et al. 2012

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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This study presents findings of a formative evaluation of an innovative pilot program designed to reunify and reintegrate foster youth with complex mental and behavioral needs in residential treatment centers or therapeutic foster care with their families in the community. Data collection methods included in-depth structured case file reviews and semi-structured interviews with the youth, as well as their caregivers, Child Protective Services caseworkers, and pilot program staff. The participants provided important insights regarding system, program, and case-level barriers to the successful reunification of these youth back into the community. Training, practice, and policy recommendations are discussed.

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Re-entering foster care: Trends, evidence, and implications

Cited by 91 publications

References 27 publications

What do child characteristics contribute to outcomes from care: A PRISMA review

What do child characteristics contribute to outcomes from care: A PRISMA review

Promoting birth parents' relationships with their toddlers upon reunification: Results from Promoting First Relationships® home visiting program

Family Reunification of Youth in Foster Care with Complex Mental Health Needs: Barriers and Recommendations

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