Citation

Romney SC, Litrownik AJ, Newton RR, Lau A. Child Welf. 2006; 85(6): 965-984.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17305044

Abstract

The influence of disabilities on placement outcomes was examined for 277 children who were removed from their biological parents due to substantiated maltreatment. Results indicated that children with a disability were less likely to reunify and more likely to reside in nonkin foster care two years later than typical children. Children with cognitive, emotional /behavioral, and physical disabilities were over four times more likely to be permanently living in nonkin foster care than to be reunified.

Language: en