Foster Care Dynamics 1983-1994: An Update from the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive.

Autor/inn/en	Wulczyn, Fred H.; Harden, Allen W.; Goerge, Robert M.
Institution	Chicago Univ., IL. Chapin Hall Center for Children.
Titel	Foster Care Dynamics 1983-1994: An Update from the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive.
Quelle	(1997), (73 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Case Studies; Child Welfare; Children; Databases; Definitions; Demography; Foster Care; Foster Children; Foster Family; Longitudinal Studies; Social Services; State Agencies; Statistical Data; Tables (Data); Welfare Services; California; Illinois; Michigan; Missouri; New York; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kindeswohl; Child; Kind; Kinder; Datenbank; Begriffsbestimmung; Demografie; Pflegehilfe; Foster child; Pflegekind; Pflegefamilie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Tabelle; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Kalifornien
Abstract	The Foster Care Data Archive is a database containing foster care career histories for all children placed in state-supervised substitute-care living arrangements in California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Texas. This update report examines trends in agency caseloads, characteristics of entrants, and duration in care. Part 1 provides a profile of the Multistate Foster Care Data Archive. Part 2 details foster care caseloads, including census figures and caseload change by year. Part 3 describes entry patterns and characteristics of new entrants. Part 4 discusses the duration of spell in foster care. Part 5 presents information on exits from foster care spells. Part 6 covers reentry to substitute care. Findings indicate that the six states demonstrate very different levels of foster care activity. The prevailing trend has been of significant growth in the number of children receiving state-supported care. Infants and young children are the fastest growing age groups in foster care. Much of the recent growth in foster care has been in kinship placements, which have longer duration of care and smaller reentry rates than non-relative placements. Almost two-thirds of children who leave the child welfare system are reunified with their families, with most reunifications occurring within 2 years of the child's initial removal from home. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of foster children leave care to adoption, with children entering care in infancy much more likely than others to be adopted. Over one-third of children stay in care over 30 months. (KB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC