| Summary: | 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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