What do child characteristics contribute to outcomes from care: A PRISMA review

• This article presents the findings from a systematic review of the literature regarding factors related to positive placement outcomes. Children in care are particularly vulnerable to problems with their emotional and behavioural development. It is important to know which factors affect whether children will have a positive placement outcome or not. Previous research has aimed to examine this, and has found that certain child characteristics can affect placement outcome. Reviews have not reported their search strategy in line with PRISMA guidelines, nor have they always reported the source of the data. This review was particularly interested in which studies had contact with the children or carers themselves, as opposed to a reliance on administrative data. There appear to be child characteristics that affect placement outcome, but findings need to be interpreted with caution due to a high volume of results from administrative data. Future research should aim to conduct full assessments with children when they come into care. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Child

Foster care

Placement outcome

OF-HOME CARE

FOSTER-CARE

PLACEMENT DISRUPTION

SUBSTITUTE CARE

FAMILY

REUNIFICATION

NEGLECTED CHILDREN

PREDICTORS

REENTRY

STABILITY

PERMANENCY

ONE NM

1983

SOCIAL CASEWORK-JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL WORK

V64

P11

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