Leaving foster care - the influence of child and case characteristics on foster care exit rates
Leaving foster care - the influence of child and case characteristics on foster care exit rates
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DOI：
10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.08.007
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发表时间：
2006-07-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Tebes, JK
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作者：
Connell, CM;Katz, KH;Tebes, JK
这项纵向研究探讨了与三个潜在的寄养结果的时间相关的特征--团聚、收养和逃离照顾（即，擅离职守）。考克斯回归模型被用来确定儿童和病例特征与每个结果的全州范围内的样本儿童进入护理在罗得岛以下实施的收养和安全家庭法（ASFA）。结果显示，在两个率和模式的出口，从照顾跨出院类别的强烈差异。团聚的风险几乎在进入护理后立即开始，并随着时间的推移而普遍下降（尽管在10至12个月期间比率急剧上升），而收养的风险最初较低，并在约9个月时开始上升。擅离职守率低于团聚和收养的擅离职守率，并且随着时间的推移保持相对稳定。一些儿童和案件的特点与退出寄养的可能性。在许多情况下，这些特征的运作方式因退出类型而异，但在其他情况下，一致性表明，一些风险因素可能与实现永久性的延迟有关（例如，因性虐待、儿童情绪/行为障碍而被驱逐）。这些研究结果对儿童福利研究和实践的影响进行了讨论。(c)2005爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
This longitudinal study examines characteristics associated with the timing of three potential foster care outcomes-reunification, adoption, and running away from care (i.e., AWOL). Cox regression modeling was used to identify child and case characteristics associated with each outcome for a statewide sample of children entering care in Rhode Island following implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA). Results revealed strong differences in both the rates and patterns of exits from care across discharge categories. Risk for reunification began almost immediately upon entry to care and generally decreased over time (despite a sharp spike in rates at the 10- to 12-month period), while risk for adoption was initially low and began to escalate at about the 9-month mark. AWOL rates were lower than those of reunification and adoption, and remained relatively stable over time. A number of child and case characteristics were associated with likelihood of exiting foster care. In many cases, the characteristics operated differently depending on exit type, though in other instances there was consistency indicating that some risk factors are likely to be associated with delays in achieving permanency (e.g., removal due to sexual abuse, presence of child emotional/behavioral disorder). Implications of these findings for child welfare research and practice are discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.