scholarly journals Foster care placement instability: A meta-analytic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 483-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolien Konijn ◽  
Sabine Admiraal ◽  
Josefiene Baart ◽  
Floor van Rooij ◽  
Geert-Jan Stams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Placement Instability ◽  
Analytic Review ◽  
Foster Care Placement

scholarly journals Adverse Childhood Experiences and Foster Care Placement Stability

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiley W. Liming ◽  
Becci Akin ◽  
Jody Brook
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Placement Instability ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Foster Care Placement

OBJECTIVES To examine the impact of cumulative adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on a child’s foster care placement stability in Kansas. METHODS Secondary data analysis was conducted by using a purposive cohort sample of 2998 children, from 6 to 18 years old, in Kansas’s foster care system between October 2015 and July 2019. Multivariate hierarchical logistic regression models were used to examine the influence of cumulative ACEs on a child's placement stability. ACEs were measured at foster care intake and self-reported by the child. Placement stability variables were obtained through the state administrative database. RESULTS Children in foster care with greater cumulative ACE exposure were significantly more likely to experience placement instability. Compared to children with 1 to 5 ACEs, when controlling for all other variables, children with ≥10 ACEs had an increased odds of experiencing placement instability by 31% (odds ratio: 1.31; P < .05); and children with 6 to 9 ACEs had a 52% (odds ratio: 1.52, P < .001) increased odds of experiencing placement instability. A child’s race, biological sex, age at episode start, and whether they had siblings in foster care all significantly influenced placement instability. CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study, in conjunction with previous research on ACEs and foster care, highlight the need to proactively address ACEs and trauma exposure at foster care entry.

Serious Illness and End-of-Life Quality for US Foster Children: A National Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 1505-1511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa C. Lindley ◽  
Elspeth M. Slayter
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Study ◽  
Relative Risk Ratio ◽  
Serious Illness ◽  
Placement Instability ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Foster Care Placement

Background: Of the nearly 500 000 children in foster care, several hundred children die each year. Their quality of life at end of life is a matter of their foster care experience. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether serious illness was associated with foster care placement outcomes. Methods: US foster care data from 2005 to 2015 were used. Children who were younger than 18 years with residence in the United States were included. Serious illness (ie, physical health, mental/behavioral health, developmental disabilities) was measured via the foster care files. Two foster care placement outcomes were created (ie, type of placement, placement instability). Using multinomial and logistic regressions, the influence of serious illness on placement outcomes was evaluated while controlling for demographic, geographic, prior trauma, and foster care support characteristics. Results: Fifty-seven percent of the children were placed with nonrelatives, 27% in group homes/institutions, and 17% with relatives. Twenty-eight percent experienced placement instability. Serious illness was significantly associated with nonrelative (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 1.97; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.58-2.45) and group home/institution placement (RRR = 2.67; 95% CI = 2.09-3.40). Serious illness was not significantly related to placement instability. Children with serious illness were no more likely than their peers to experience multiple foster care placements. Conclusions: Foster care youth at end of life were more likely to be placed with nonrelatives or in group homes/institutions. They also did not experience the disruption and stress of being moved to multiple foster homes while seriously ill.

scholarly journals Economic Incentives and Foster Care Placement

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-142
Author(s):  
Brian Duncan ◽  
Laura Argys
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Foster Care Placement

Parenting Engagement in Foster Care Placement Stability and Permanency

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-236
Author(s):  
Mark Trahan ◽  
Jangmin Kim ◽  
Jennifer Bellamy ◽  
James Hall
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Placement Stability ◽  
Foster Care Placement
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