Defining a Target Population at High Risk of Long-Term Foster Care: Barriers to Permanency for Families of Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances.

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Title:	Defining a Target Population at High Risk of Long-Term Foster Care: Barriers to Permanency for Families of Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances.
Authors:	Akin, Becci A., Bryson, Stephanie A., McDonald, Tom, Walker, Sheila
Source:	Child Welfare. Nov/Dec2012, Vol. 91 Issue 6, p79-101. 23p.
Subjects:	Affective disorders, Foster children, Foster home care, Longitudinal method, Research methodology, Mental health, Research funding, Risk assessment, Statistical sampling, Logistic regression analysis, Data analysis software, Descriptive statistics
Abstract:	Long-term foster care (LTFC) is an enduring problem that lacks evidence of effective strategies for practice or policy. This article describes initial activities of a statewide project of the national Permanency Innovations Initiative. The authors sought to: (1) verify the relevance of children’s mental health as a predictor of LTFC, (2) describe critical barriers encountered by parents of children with serious emotional disturbances, and (3) identify systems barriers that hinder permanency for this target population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	Long-term foster care (LTFC) is an enduring problem that lacks evidence of effective strategies for practice or policy. This article describes initial activities of a statewide project of the national Permanency Innovations Initiative. The authors sought to: (1) verify the relevance of children’s mental health as a predictor of LTFC, (2) describe critical barriers encountered by parents of children with serious emotional disturbances, and (3) identify systems barriers that hinder permanency for this target population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00094021