Community- and Systems-level Factors that Contribute to Foster Care Entry: Perspectives from Child-Serving Professionals
dc.contributor.author | Mariscal, E. Susana | |
dc.contributor.author | Victor, Bryan G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Elliot, Jenna M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Jamie K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ashirifi, Gifty D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Commodore-Mensah, Miriam M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-06T20:48:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-06T20:48:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-06-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | Discussions around reasons for foster care entry primarily focus on family-level service needs. However, families exist within social environments that can either increase or reduce risk for foster care entry. This qualitative study draws on interviews (n = 27), focus groups (n = 7), and open-ended survey responses (n = 548) from child-serving professionals in Indiana to identify community- and systems-level factors contributing to entry. Through qualitative coding we identified eight themes at the community- and systems-levels that direct attention toward modifiable dimensions of the social environment that can serve as targets for policy and practice reform. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study was funded by the Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, USDHHS, under grant #90CA1864. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mariscal ES, Victor BG, Elliot J, Smith J, Ashirifi G, Commodore - Mensah M. Community- and systems-level factors that contribute to foster care entry: Perspectives from child-serving professionals. Journal of Public Child Welfare. 2023;0(0):1-24. doi:10.1080/15548732.2023.2224771 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/36200 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1080/15548732.2023.2224771 | |
dc.subject | Foster care entry | |
dc.subject | Risk and protective factors | |
dc.subject | Professional perspectives | |
dc.subject | Community | |
dc.subject | Systems | |
dc.title | Community- and Systems-level Factors that Contribute to Foster Care Entry: Perspectives from Child-Serving Professionals | |
dc.type | Article |