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Abuse in Out-of-Home Care
Investigations show that overall, less than one-half of 1 percent of children in out-of-home care in the United States are maltreated by foster parents. To ensure continued attention to this issue, States continue to implement and strengthen policies and procedures to prevent abuse in out-of-home care and to respond if or when it does occur. Resources include State and local examples.
Child Maltreatment in Out of Home Care: What Do We Know Now? (PDF - 144 KB)
Children and Family Research Center (2001)
Indicates that retrospective reporting, involving incidents prior to a child's placement in foster care, plus often ambiguous and confusing information resulted in significant overestimates of incidents of child abuse and neglect in out-of-home care.
Child Safety: Curricula for Staff and Foster Parents (PDF - 96 KB)
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2004)
Explores the incidence of child abuse in out-of-home care settings and the need to ensure child safety.
A Competency Model for Licensing Staff and Out-of-Home Abuse Investigators (PDF - 56 KB)
Child Welfare Training Institute (1997)
Provides an outline of a holistic competency model for child welfare licensing and out-of-home investigation staff.
Investigating Child Maltreatment in Out-of-Home Care: Barriers to Effective Decision-Making
DePanfilis & Girvin
Children and Youth Services Review, 27(4), 2005
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Reports on a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional archival case review to assess the quality of investigations and explore possible barriers to effective decision-making.
When Foster Children Get Hurt, Who Is Responsible?
Pollack & Cavanaugh
America's Family Support Magazine, 20(3), 2001
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Information on how public agencies can assist foster parents in understanding their responsibilities if a child is injured under their care.
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State and local examples
How Safe Are Out-of-Home Placements?
Children and Family Research Center
Children and Youth Services Review, 21(7), 1999
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Results of a study of the rate of abuse and neglect for substitute care for a large State public child welfare agency using the existing management information system.
Using Administrative Data to Assess Child Safety in Out-of-Home Care
Children and Family Research Center
Child Welfare, 79(5), 2000
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Data collected from two administrative data systems supervised by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services were integrated and analyzed to assess safety in out-of-home care.
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