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| ABSTRACT: Every year, approximately 500,000 children are placed in foster care. These children often experience numerous placements, various levels of service provision, and several moves between foster homes and more restrictive settings (e.g., group homes, institutional facilities, and residential treatment facilities). This study seeks to develop a clearer understanding of the multiple pathways foster youth take by conducting secondary data analysis on the population of children served in foster care. Records of the approximately 500,000 children who were served are contained in the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) dataset made available to the public by the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN). PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Diane DePanfilis, PhD CO-INVESTIGATOR: R. Anna Hayward, MSW FUNDING SOURCE: Unfunded PROJECT DATES: 2004 - Present PRODUCTS: Peer Reviewed Paper
Hayward, R.A., & Depanfilis, D. (2007) Foster children with an incarcerated parent: Predictors of reunification. Children and Youth Services Review, 29(10) 1320-1334. |
