Maltreatment reports and placement outcomes for infants and toddlers in out-of-home care
Maltreatment reports and placement outcomes for infants and toddlers in out-of-home care
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DOI：
10.1002/imhj.10031
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Frame, L
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作者：
Frame, L
本研究考察了儿童和家庭特征、儿童虐待和忽视报告历史以及安置结果之间的关系，样本为1,357名婴幼儿，他们在1997年《收养和安全家庭法》（P.L. 105-89）实施之前被安置在寄养机构。研究人员对加州6个县的寄养儿童进行了平均4年的跟踪调查，使用的数据来自两个管理信息系统（儿童保护服务和寄养）。在研究结果中：有记录的产前药物和/或酒精暴露的儿童更有可能在整个研究期间继续接受护理，如果他们确实与家人团聚，则更有可能随后重新接受护理。所有仍然受到照顾的儿童都是在向儿童保护服务机构报告后被安置的。这些儿童福利结果是根据现有的儿童福利政策和有关发展风险的研究来考虑的，产生了实践、政策和研究意义。
This study examines the relationship between child and family characteristics, child abuse and neglect reporting histories, and placement outcomes for a sample of 1,357 infants and toddlers who were placed in foster care prior to the implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-89). A cohort of children entering foster care in six California counties were followed for an average of four years, using data drawn from two management information systems (child protective services and foster care). Among the findings: children with documented prenatal drug and/or alcohol exposure were among those more likely to remain in care during the entire study period, and if they did reunify with their families, were more likely to subsequently reenter care. All children who remained in care were placed after a single report to child protective services. These child welfare outcomes are considered in light of existing child welfare policy and research about developmental risk, yielding practice, policy, and research implications.