Little is known about the effects of placing children who are abused or neglected into foster
care. This paper uses the placement tendency of child protection investigators as an …

Using Child Protective Services (CPS) and Long Term Foster Care (LTFC) samples from the
National Study of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), this study examines 2488 …

This paper uses the randomization of families to child protection investigators to estimate
causal effects of foster care on adult crime. The analysis uses a new data set that links …

Children are frequently cared for by relatives and friends when parents, for whatever reason,
are unable to care for their children themselves. Yet there has been very little information …

The study reported here explored associations between the type of placement in out-of-
home care (kinship versus nonrelative) and selected outcomes in adulthood. Interviews …

This paper measures impacts of removing children from families investigated for abuse or
neglect. We use removal tendencies of child protection investigators as an instrument. We …

Formal kinship foster care is an increasingly common form of out-of-home placement, and
several important distinctions between kinship care and non-relative foster care have been …

Despite the best efforts of child welfare agencies, community agencies, and individuals,
some children are not safe in their homes and must be placed in substitute care settings by …

The Impossible Imperative brings to life the daily efforts of child welfare professionals
working on behalf of vulnerable children and families. Stories that highlight the work, written …

In supporting kinship care as a “new” solution to old child welfare problems, we should
acknowledge the history of the extended family and informal kinship care in individual …