@article{ref1,
title="Factors associated with reunification: A longitudinal analysis of long-term foster care",
journal="Children and youth services review",
year="2010",
author="Cheng, Tyrone C.",
volume="32",
number="10",
pages="1311-1316",
abstract="Longitudinal analysis and a secondary sample of 411 children were used to examine how child welfare worker engagement with families and parent receipt of needed services shaped the outcomes for children in long-term foster care. The data came from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Multinomial logistic regression showed reunification to be likeliest for neglected children who had caseworkers deeply involved with their families; whose families needed housing and financial assistance but not domestic violence services, specifically; and who were provided appropriately matched services. Adoption was likeliest for neglected children who had caseworkers deeply involved with their families; whose families needed substance-abuse services but not housing services; whose families had a high risk of re-reporting; whose parents were married; who were White and relatively young; and who had experienced foster care for relatively longer periods. Implications for services and training are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0190-7409",
doi="10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.04.023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.04.023"
}