Propensity Score Matching of Children in Kinship and Nonkinship Foster Care: Do Permanency Outcomes Still Differ?

A study was conducted to investigate the permanency outcomes of children in kinship foster care, compared to a matched sample of children in nonkinship foster care in Illinois. Data were obtained from the March 1998 to September 2007 six-month files submitted by the state of Illinois to the federal...

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Publicado en:Social Work Research Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 105 - 117
Autores principales: Koh, Eun, Testa, Mark F.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: National Association of Social Workers June 2008
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      ab: A study was conducted to investigate the permanency outcomes of children in kinship foster care, compared to a matched sample of children in nonkinship foster care in Illinois. Data were obtained from the March 1998 to September 2007 six-month files submitted by the state of Illinois to the federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting Systems; a subsample of 1,500 children in nonkinship care was matched with a kinship sample. Findings indicated that children in nonkinship foster care homes still exhibit a higher risk for initial placement disruption after matching. Findings suggested, however, that rates of instability within a year are no different compared with children in kinship foster care. Implications of the findings for policy and practice are considered.
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