A Comparison of Foster Care Reentry After Adoption in Two Large U.S. States

Purpose: This study examines foster care reentry after adoption, in Illinois and New Jersey. The provision of services and supports to adoptive families have garnered recent attention due to concern about the long-term stability of adoptive homes. Method: This study used administrative data to examine the pre-adoption characteristics associated with post-adoption foster care reentry. Children were tracked longitudinally, using administrative data, for five to fifteen years (depending on their date of adoption), or the age of majority. Results: Results indicated that most (95%) children did not reenter foster care after adoption. Findings from survival models suggested key covariates that may help to identify children most at risk for post-adoption reentry: child race, age at adoption, number of placement moves in foster care, and time spent in foster care prior to adoption. Conclusion: Study findings may help identify families most at-risk for post-adoption difficulties in order to develop preventative adoption service.

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When Family Becomes the Job: Fostering Practice in Denmark

Adoption & Fostering ◽

10.1177/030857591003400106 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 52-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Christian Christrup Kjeldsen ◽

Marianne Bruhn Kjeldsen

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Foster Care ◽

Substitute Care ◽

The Uk ◽

Preventative Services ◽

Care System

This article by Christian Christrup Kjeldsen and Marianne Bruhn Kjeldsen discusses the provision of foster care in Denmark and considers the results of recent domestic studies of foster carers as well as current debates and changes concerning the substitute care of children. It suggests that Denmark's emphasis on preventative services and the low use of adoption influence the characteristics of children who enter the care system because the separation from their families of children who are at risk of harm is delayed. It is also the case that despite Denmark's reputation as a welfare-oriented state, the fostering system displays many tensions and difficulties similar to those reported in the UK and US. Some of these problems can be attributed to the role afforded to foster carers, especially the requirement not to get too attached to the children, and the division of responsibility between professionals and carers. As a result, it is argued that some children in need of long-term emotional care miss out and their placements disrupt unnecessarily.

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Youth-Centered Transition Planning for Students With Disabilities Who Experience Foster Care

10.4018/978-1-6684-3542-7.ch022 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 435-457

Author(s):

Robin Harwick

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Foster Care ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Transition Planning ◽

Essential Elements ◽

Vulnerable Population ◽

Self Determination ◽

Youth With Disabilities ◽

Services And Supports

Youth with disabilities who experience foster care (YDFC) often experience poor long-term adult outcomes. However, when educators help them access appropriate services and supports YDFC can reach their maximum potential. This chapter describes a youth-centered approach to transition planning for this vulnerable population and highlights essential elements to consider during the process such as disability, mental health, trauma, resilience, self-determination, culture, and how trauma impacts mental health. The chapter concludes with an example of creating a youth-centered plan, possible tools to use, and additional resources.

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A European Survey of the Number and Characteristics of Children Less than Three Years Old in Residential Care at Risk of Harm

Adoption & Fostering ◽

10.1177/030857590502900405 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 23-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Kevin Browne

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Foster Care ◽

Young Children ◽

Residential Care ◽

Normal Brain ◽

Medical Problems ◽

Attachment Disorder ◽

Family Foster Care ◽

Emergency Measure

Research evidence increasingly suggests that young children in residential care without parents are at risk of harm in terms of attachment disorder, developmental delay and normal brain development. This damage caused by early privation of parenting has been shown to have long-term consequences. Kevin Browne and colleagues* report on a survey of 33 European countries that was conducted to identify the number and characteristics of children aged less than three years placed in residential care without their parents for more than three months during the year ending 31 December 2003. Ministries of Health in Europe were asked for official data. For the 31 countries who responded it was estimated that 23,099 children (11.2 per 10,000) aged less than three years were living in institutions. There was great variation between countries for the proportion of young children in institutions and family foster care. Although residential care was shown to cost on average three times as much as foster care, 33 per cent of countries had more young children in institutions than fostered. Those countries with lower GDP and health expenditure had larger proportions of young children in institutions associated mainly with abandonment, disability and medical problems. Only four per cent of children were biological orphans with deceased parents. It is recommended that no child less than three years should be placed in residential care without a parent. Even when high-quality institutions are used as an emergency measure, research has suggested that a child should be moved into family foster care as soon as possible.

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Youth-Centered Transition Planning for Students With Disabilities Who Experience Foster Care

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education - Special Education Design and Development Tools for School Rehabilitation Professionals ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1431-3.ch007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 124-153

Author(s):

Robin Harwick

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Foster Care ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Transition Planning ◽

Essential Elements ◽

Vulnerable Population ◽

Self Determination ◽

Youth With Disabilities ◽

Services And Supports

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Factors Associated With State Mandate of Nursing Home Staff Testing During COVID-19

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.959 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 249-249

Author(s):

Edward Miller ◽

Molly Wylie ◽

Lisa Beauregard ◽

Pamela Nadash ◽

Michael Gusmano ◽

...

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

State Government ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Factors Associated ◽

For Profit ◽

State Mandate ◽

Government Ideology ◽

At Risk Populations ◽

Services And Supports

Abstract COVID-19 has presented challenges for nursing homes (NHs) and other congregate living settings which serve older adults at high risk for morbidity and death from the virus. This study identified factors associated with states’ adopting a mandate for regular staff testing for COVID-19 in NHs. Potential correlates included state government ideology and capacity, NH supply and demand, prevailing economic conditions, existing state policies, and NH characteristics. Findings indicate that percent for profit NHs is most strongly associated with adoption of a state staff testing mandate. Governing capacity (average legislative salary), percent population at risk for COVID-19, and existing public policy (percent Medicaid spending devoted to long-term services and supports (LTSS) were also associated with the probability of adoption. Based on these results, states with more proprietary facilities and greater capacities for government action, investment in Medicaid LTSS, and at-risk populations were more likely to mandate regular staff testing in NHs.

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Long-Term Stability of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (a-VEGF) Biologics Under Physiologically Relevant Conditions and Its Impact on the Development of Long-Acting Delivery Systems

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.xphs.2020.09.043 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Debby P. Chang ◽

Shalini Burra ◽

Eric S. Day ◽

Joyce Chan ◽

Laetitia Comps-Agrar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ◽

Growth Factor ◽

Delivery Systems ◽

Vascular Endothelial ◽

Term Stability ◽

Long Term Stability ◽

Long Acting ◽

Endothelial Growth Factor

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Stability and Change in Emotional Intelligence: Exploring the Transition to Young Adulthood

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001.26.2.100 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 100-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

James D.A. Parker ◽

Donald H. Saklofske ◽

Laura M. Wood ◽

Jennifer M. Eastabrook ◽

Robyn N. Taylor

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Postsecondary Education ◽

Life Transition ◽

Full Time ◽

Major Life ◽

Long Term Stability ◽

Time Period ◽

Transition From High School

Abstract. The concept of emotional intelligence (EI) has attracted growing interest from researchers working in various fields. The present study examined the long-term stability (32 months) of EI-related abilities over the course of a major life transition (the transition from high school to university). During the first week of full-time study, a large group of undergraduates completed the EQ-i:Short; 32 months later a random subset of these students (N = 238), who had started their postsecondary education within 24 months of graduating from high school, completed the measures for a second time. The study found EI scores to be relatively stable over the 32-month time period. EI scores were also found to be significantly higher at Time 2; the overall pattern of change in EI-levels was more than can be attributed to the increased age of the participants.

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