Permanency for children in foster care: Issues and barriers for adoption

Scott, Diane L.; Lee, Chang-Bae; Harrell, Susan W.; Smith-West, Mary B.

doi:10.1080/0145935X.2013.826045

Permanency for children in foster care

Scott, D. L., Lee, C.-B., Harrell, S. W., & Smith-West, M. B. (2013). Permanency for children in foster care: Issues and barriers for adoption. Child & Youth Services, 34, 290-307. doi:10.1080/0145935X.2013.826045

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Type: Academic Journal Article
Title: Permanency for children in foster care: Issues and barriers for adoption
Contributor(s): Scott, Diane L. (author)
Lee, Chang-Bae (author)
Harrell, Susan W. (author)
Smith-West, Mary B. (author)
Located In: Child & Youth Services
ISSN: 0145-935X
Volume: 34
Start Page: 290
End Page: 307
Date: 2013
DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2013.826045
Use/Reproduction: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Abstract: The desired outcome for children in foster care is to be reunited with their parents or to be permanently placed in a stable home. Federal and state legislation directs increased efforts by the social welfare and judicial systems in the United States to act in the best interests of the child and to identify and reduce barriers to permanency. Records from two county dependency courts in Florida were examined and caregivers surveyed to identify issues that prevented them from adopting the child in their care, and to identify services that would have enhanced the likelihood of adoption. The findings and their implications suggest that more integration of the two systems and support for concrete assistance to caregivers are paramount to facilitating adoption of children in foster care.
Subject(s): adoptions
child welfare
foster care
kinship care
permanency
PID: uwf:22796