Effects of foster care placements on the mental health of abused children in FloridaINTRODUCTION: As evidenced in the literature, when maltreated children are admitted into state care, they are frequently not afforded sufficient mental health treatment. Concomitantly, foster parents are often not ...
In a previous study, analysis using control variables was conducted to examine the developmental outcomes of OOHC children in Korea: gender, age of placement, and the number of placements. The results revealed that the presence or absence of influence depends on the product of development, which...
Results indicate that children in the multiple placement group were more emotionally vulnerable than those in the other groups. Findings suggest that particular attention should be paid to ensuring stability in placements. A number of recommendations are made to promote stability, including coordination ...
Multiple regressions were conducted on CANS domain scores to evaluate whether level of baseline strengths and placement type predict outcomes at two time-points after controlling for race, prior placements, age, gender, interpersonal trauma and baseline needs scores.Results:Relative to residential care,...
Moreover, in cases of child maltreatment, the effects of early abuse are often exacerbated by failures in the child protection system and repeat out-of-home placements. Given the number of factors that impact on the long-term outcome of maltreated children, multidisciplinary research efforts are ...