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| ABSTRACT: The Guardianship Assistance Project is a 5 year study evaluating the effects on children, caregivers, and Maryland’s child welfare system of providing a $300.00 a month subsidy to relative caregivers who pursue the permanency plan of Custody and Guardianship of children in their care. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Donna Harrington, PhD (7/1/00 through 12/31/03)
Malinda Orlin, PhD (6/1/98 through 6/30/00) FUNDING SOURCE: Maryland Department of Human Resources Social Services Administration AMOUNT OF FUNDING: $1,170,224 PROJECT DATES: 1998 – 2003 PRODUCTS: Final Report Harrington, D., et al. (2003). Maryland Subsidized Guardianship Demonstration Project Evaluation Final Report. Submitted to the Maryland Department of Human Resources. Baltimore, MD: University of Maryland School of Social Work. (Contract # DHR SSA/OSS-98-008) Selected Presentations Mandell, M. B., Harrington, D., & Orlin, M. (November, 2001). The effect of subsidized guardianship on exits from kinship care: Results from Maryland’s Guardianship Assistance Demonstration Project. Presented at the 23rd Annual APPAM Conference, November 1-2, 2001, Washington, DC. Hong, G., Mandell, M. Harrington, D., & Warren, D. (January 2004). Exit rates and exit types for foster care children in a managed care delivery system. To be presented at the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Conference, January 2004. Smith, P. L., Okundaye, J. N., & Harrington, D. (May 2002). The Training Process of the Maryland Guardianship Assistance Project (GAP): Effective Procedures for Multidisciplinary Collaborations. Presented at APSACs 10th National Colloquium, May 29 – June 1, 2002, New Orleans, LA.
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