TY - JOUR
T1 - Expediting permanent placement from foster care systems
T2 - The role of family group decision-making
AU - Wang, Eugene W.
AU - Lambert, Matthew C.
AU - Johnson, Leah E.
AU - Boudreau, Brock
AU - Breidenbach, Rebecca
AU - Baumann, Donald
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was sponsored by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). DFPS provided data for the analysis, but was not involved in the study design, analysis, or interpretation of the data. DFPS did not write the manuscript, but did approve submitting the manuscript for publication.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - This research focused on the impact of Family Group Decision-Making on expediting youths' exits from the foster care system through family reunification, permanent placement with relatives, or adoption using a sample of youths (N = 80,690) in foster care in the state of Texas. The results from a discrete-time survival analysis indicated that Family Group Conferences after removal increased the odds of achieving the desired outcome of placement with family (reunification with family or placement with relatives) compared to adoption. Results also indicated that, although Family Group Conferences after removal did not decrease time to permanency, neither did they significantly increase time to permanency.
AB - This research focused on the impact of Family Group Decision-Making on expediting youths' exits from the foster care system through family reunification, permanent placement with relatives, or adoption using a sample of youths (N = 80,690) in foster care in the state of Texas. The results from a discrete-time survival analysis indicated that Family Group Conferences after removal increased the odds of achieving the desired outcome of placement with family (reunification with family or placement with relatives) compared to adoption. Results also indicated that, although Family Group Conferences after removal did not decrease time to permanency, neither did they significantly increase time to permanency.
KW - Discrete-time survival analysis
KW - Family Group Conferences
KW - Family Group Decision-Making
KW - Foster care system
KW - Permanent placement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84857444108&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.015
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84857444108
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 34
SP - 845
EP - 850
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
IS - 4
ER -