Prevalence,experiences, and characteristics of children and youth who enter foster care through voluntary placement agreements |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Canada Research Chair in Social Services for Vulnerable Children, School of Social Work, University of Montreal, 3150, Jean-Brillant, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada;2. Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, 3506, University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada;3. School of Social and Behavioral Health Science, Oregon State University, 462 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;1. Robert D. McCormick Center for Child Advocacy and Policy, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave., Dickson Hall, Room 370, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA;2. Institute for Families, School of Social Work, Rutgers University, 55 Commercial Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;1. Monash University, Faculty of Education, Melbourne, Australia;2. Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Rural Health, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A voluntary foster care placement (sometimes referred to as a voluntary placement agreement) is an agreement, entered into without court involvement, between a state or county child welfare agency and a child's parents to place a child into out-of-home placement. When a child enters foster care through this type of placement, state and federal programs that cover children who enter child welfare due to a court order become the custodians of the voluntarily-placed-child's placement, care, and supervision. In this cross-sectional, exploratory study, data from the Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) was used to examine the characteristics and experiences of children who enter foster care through a voluntary foster care agreement, and to compare them with those of children who enter foster care through a court order. Findings indicate that children who are placed through a voluntary placement agreement differ from children who enter through a court order in their personal characteristics, as well as in their placement settings, length of placement, and manner of discharge from foster care. This study provides a baseline for future research into this area of child welfare practice. |
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