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Child Abuse Negl ; 67: 294-304, 2017 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28327415

ABSTRACT

Families with complex needs related to domestic violence, mental health, and substance use have some of the worst child protective services (CPS) outcomes. Although many of these families are identified during a CPS investigation and subsequently referred to home-based postinvestigation services (HBPS), many are re-reported to CPS, so it is important to understand the postinvestigation experiences of this vulnerable group. Therefore, this study compared families with and without complex needs to understand their uniquedemographics, needs, and postinvestigation outcomes. The sample consisted of 2008 caregivers who received HBPS following an initial CPS investigation. The Family Assessment Form (FAF) was used to measure family functioning in eight domains using a 1-5 scale with higher ratings representing worse functioning. Complex needs were indicated by a mean FAF score of 3 or higher for either domestic violence, mental health, or substance use. Using Pearson chi-square analyses and two-sample t-tests, comparisons were made between families with (n=836) and without (n=1172) complex needs. Half of caregivers with complex needs had a history of abuse, 25% had three to five needs, and nearly half had six to eight needs; 90% of caregivers without complex needs had zero to two needs. Furthermore, caregivers with complex needs had higher mean scores for concrete, educational, and clinical needs. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing variation among families referred to HBPS and accurate screening to ensure that families with complex needs are offered and receive services matched to their unique characteristics and needs.


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Caregivers , Child Abuse , Child Protective Services , Adolescent , Adult , Caregivers/psychology , Child Abuse/prevention & control , Child Welfare , Child, Preschool , Domestic Violence/statistics & numerical data , Family , Female , House Calls , Humans , Male , Mental Health , Socioeconomic Factors , Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology , Young Adult
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Am J Orthopsychiatry ; 80(3): 432-42, 2010 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20636948

ABSTRACT

Adopted children often are exposed to preadoptive stressors--such as prenatal substance exposure, child maltreatment, and out-of-home placements--that increase their risks for psychosocial maladjustment. Psychosocial adjustment of adopted children emerges as the product of pre- and postadoptive factors. This study builds on previous research, which fails to simultaneously assess the influences of pre- and postadoptive factors, by examining the impact of adoptive family sense of coherence on adoptee's psychosocial adjustment beyond the effects of preadoptive risks. Using a sample of adoptive families (n = 385) taking part in the California Long Range Adoption Study, structural equation modeling analyses were performed. Results indicate a significant impact of family sense of coherence on adoptees' psychosocial adjustment and a considerably less significant role of preadoptive risks. The findings suggest the importance of assessing adoptive family's ability to respond to stress and of helping families to build and maintain their capacity to cope with stress despite the sometimes fractious pressures of adoption.


Subject(s)
Adoption/psychology , Family/psychology , Social Adjustment , Social Environment , Adaptation, Psychological , Adolescent , Factor Analysis, Statistical , Female , Humans , Male , Risk Factors , Stress, Psychological/psychology , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Am J Orthopsychiatry ; 78(1): 11-9, 2008 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18444722

ABSTRACT

From a life course perspective, studies of cumulative disadvantage often identify early risk factors as predictors of poor outcomes. This study examined the influence of prenatal substance exposure on children's externalizing behaviors at 14 years postadoption. Using Wave 4 data from the California Long-Range Adoption Study, the authors employed growth curve modeling to examine behavioral trajectories of 275 children as influenced by foster care status, age at adoption, and gender. Outcomes are measured using a shortened Behavioral Problem Index. Prenatal exposure predicted elevated behavior problems that increased normatively compared with nonexposed children, and were not found to trigger the negative behavior sequelae once feared. Foster children tended to fare better over the life course than those adopted through other means, except for children adopted at older ages. Adopted children's problem behaviors may be directly associated with the success of their placements. The authors discuss implications for practice and future research.


Subject(s)
Adoption , Child Behavior Disorders/epidemiology , Child of Impaired Parents/psychology , Child of Impaired Parents/statistics & numerical data , Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/epidemiology , Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology , Child , Child Behavior Disorders/psychology , Female , Foster Home Care/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Male , Pregnancy , Surveys and Questionnaires , Time Factors
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Child Welfare ; 86(1): 53-78, 2007.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17408010

ABSTRACT

Organizational context, including line worker characteristics and service settings, may help explain the equivocal findings of intervention studies in the field of child welfare. Yet organizational context has been largely ignored in studies of child welfare interventions. The purpose of this article is to expound upon the likely role of the organizational context in explaining service effectiveness in child welfare. Several bodies of literature within child welfare and human service organization and administration are reviewed and synthesized. A conceptual framework that can be used to guide future child welfare research is then proposed.


Subject(s)
Child Welfare , Efficiency, Organizational , Child , Child, Preschool , Forecasting , Humans , Program Evaluation
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