Profile of children placed in out-of-home care: Association with permanency outcomes |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, United States;2. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, United States;1. Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Campus of Teatinos S/N, 29071 Malaga, Spain;2. Department of Social Psychology, Social Anthropology, Social Work and Social Services, Faculty of Psychology, University of Malaga, Campus of Teatinos S/N, 29071 Malaga, Spain;1. Boston College School of Social Work, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, United States;2. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), 700 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230, United States;1. Centre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, Pieter de la Court Building, Postbus 9555, 2333AK Leiden, The Netherlands;2. Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 32, bus 3765, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;1. Spirit, Youth Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Research Institute of Child Development and Education, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, & De Bascule, Academic Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The goals of this study were to explore characteristics and profiles of children who received out-of-home care services and to examine the relationship between their profiles and permanency outcomes. Results of latent class analysis suggest that there are three distinct subgroups of children served in out-of-home care (N = 33,092): Children with Complex Needs (6%), Children in Families with Complex Needs (64%), and Older Abused Children (30%). Of the three identified subgroups Children with Complex Needs consisted of youth who were at greater risk for adverse outcomes. These children were less likely to experience timely adoption, had the longest length of stay in out-of-home care, and were least likely to experience timely reunification. Although permanency outcomes for Older Abused Children are somewhat better than for Children with Complex Needs, they represent a vulnerable population of youth in out-of-home care who have a very low chance of being adopted. Overall, this study suggests that service provision by itself may not improve permanency outcomes for children unless both prevention and intervention efforts address co-occurring family needs and are tailored to specific characteristics of the children being served. |
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