 Recent changes in the child welfare system: One state's experienceMary I. Armstrong, Jayme R. Swanke, Anne Strozier, Svetlana Yampolskaya and Patty J. Sharrock Children and Youth Services Review, 2013, vol. 35, issue 10, 1712-1718 Abstract: Nationwide over the past 5years there has been a substantial reduction in the number of children involved with the child welfare system entering out-of-home care as well as a reduction in the lengths of stay among those who do enter the system. This article compares national data on children entering out-of-home care and the length of stay with data from Florida over a 7-year period (2005–2011). Findings are shared on the strategies and services that stakeholders in one state reported as contributing to preventing out-of-home placements and reducing lengths of stay in residential settings. Federal policies such as IV-E Waivers that support this reduction also are discussed. The article concludes with policy and research recommendations regarding how to sustain this reduction while ensuring that child safety and well-being are preserved. Keywords: Child welfare systems; Out-of-home care; Prevention programs; IV-E Waivers; Intensive in-home services (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:35:y:2013:i:10:p:1712-1718 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.07.005 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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