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Joseph P. Ryan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • foster home placements and the probability of family Reunification does licensing matter
    Child Abuse & Neglect, 2016
    Co-Authors: Joseph P. Ryan, Brian E Perron, Andrew Moore, Bryan G Victor, Michael Evangelist
    Abstract:

    The concept of foster care has been widely studied in child welfare. The literature is well developed with regard to the risk of initial placement, length of stay in care, placement stability, exits to permanency, and emancipation. Yet, the literature is woefully underdeveloped when it comes to understanding if variations in the types and characteristics of foster homes impact important child welfare outcomes. The current study utilizes entry cohorts pulled from statewide administrative data (N=17,960) to investigate the association between types of foster care and the probability of Reunification. We focus specifically on the licensing status of foster homes. Reflecting federal benchmarks, we examined the odds of Reunification at one- and two-year intervals. Propensity score analysis was used to reduce selection bias. Adjusted logistic regression models revealed that youth placed in licensed relative care (LRC) homes were the least likely to achieve Reunification compared with youth placed in licensed non-relative care (LNC) homes and unlicensed relative care (URC) homes. Conversely, youth placed in URC homes were more likely to achieve Reunification as compared with youth placed in LRC and LNC homes. These findings will help states to efficiently target scarce resources to specific types of foster homes that may be impacting federal Reunification benchmarks.

  • foster home placements and the probability of family Reunification does licensing matter
    Child Abuse & Neglect, 2016
    Co-Authors: Joseph P. Ryan, Brian E Perron, Andrew Moore, Bryan G Victor, Michael Evangelist
    Abstract:

    The concept of foster care has been widely studied in child welfare. The literature is well developed with regard to the risk of initial placement, length of stay in care, placement stability, exits to permanency, and emancipation. Yet, the literature is woefully underdeveloped when it comes to understanding if variations in the types and characteristics of foster homes impact important child welfare outcomes. The current study utilizes entry cohorts pulled from statewide administrative data (N=17,960) to investigate the association between types of foster care and the probability of Reunification. We focus specifically on the licensing status of foster homes. Reflecting federal benchmarks, we examined the odds of Reunification at one- and two-year intervals. Propensity score analysis was used to reduce selection bias. Adjusted logistic regression models revealed that youth placed in licensed relative care (LRC) homes were the least likely to achieve Reunification compared with youth placed in licensed non-relative care (LNC) homes and unlicensed relative care (URC) homes. Conversely, youth placed in URC homes were more likely to achieve Reunification as compared with youth placed in LRC and LNC homes. These findings will help states to efficiently target scarce resources to specific types of foster homes that may be impacting federal Reunification benchmarks.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Language: en

  • co occurring problems for substance abusing mothers in child welfare matching services to improve family Reunification
    Children and Youth Services Review, 2007
    Co-Authors: Sam Choi, Joseph P. Ryan
    Abstract:

    Abstract Substance abusing families often experience multiple problems simultaneously. Prior substance abuse research suggests that attention to these co-occurring problems is essential to achieving desirable outcomes. Yet no prior study attempts to determine whether tailoring services to meet clients' co-occurring problems improve key child welfare outcomes such as family Reunification. This study addresses this gap by investigating the relationship between matching mothers' needs to service and family Reunification for substance abusing families in public child welfare using the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) waiver demonstration project. The sample consists of a total of 354 substance abusing mothers and their 602 children enrolled in the Illinois AODA waiver demonstration. Hierarchical non-linear modeling is used to understand the role of both child level and family level characteristics. Matched services in mental health, housing, family counseling and substance abuse treatment significantly improved the likelihood of family Reunification. The analyses also reveal that child welfare systems continue to struggle with low rates of service utilization and low rates of family Reunification. Thus, it remains important for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to continue identifying the barriers to the provision of matched services, and to develop strategies for improving the provision of matched services.

  • integrated services for families with multiple problems obstacles to family Reunification
    Children and Youth Services Review, 2006
    Co-Authors: Jeanne C Marsh, Joseph P. Ryan, Sam Choi, Mark F Testa
    Abstract:

    Abstract Child welfare clients with co-occurring problems are recognized as clients who have difficulty achieving positive child welfare outcomes. The current study focuses on families in the child welfare system with co-occurring problems and the impact of such problems on the likelihood of Reunification. The current study contributes to the literature on service integration by examining whether it is necessary to go beyond assessment and service access to insure families make progress in each co-occurring problem area to achieve Reunification. The sample is comprised of 724 substance-abusing families enrolled in the Illinois Title IV-E Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Waiver Demonstration. Data on client progress consisted of provider ratings completed quarterly to track progress related to problems of substance abuse, domestic violence, housing and mental health. The findings indicate that progress in resolving co-occurring problem areas does increase the likelihood of achieving family Reunification. Thus, the provision of the child welfare service model alone is insufficient. In order for child welfare systems to increase Reunification rates, services must target the specific needs of individual families and assist them in achieving progress within co-occurring problem areas. Successful integrated service programs must identify the range of specific problems that clients are dealing with and insure that they address and resolve these problems in order to increase the likelihood of family Reunification.

Bogang Jun - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • has the german Reunification strengthened germany s national innovation system triple helix dynamics of germany s innovation system
    Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2018
    Co-Authors: Bogang Jun
    Abstract:

    AbstractThis paper investigates whether the German Reunification strengthened the country’s national innovation system, using the Triple Helix (TH) model. In particular, it assesses the various dimensions of the innovation system by analyzing co-authorship networks from 1973 to 2014. Despite the series of policies promoting collaboration between the two regions and the rise in the number of regional collaborations and in the number of papers, the results show that the national innovation system of Germany has worsened since the Reunification in 1990, and the role of government is critical in encouraging collaboration. Finally, this paper uses survey data on the type of TH configuration that actually occurred in East Germany as a robustness check.

  • has the german Reunification strengthened germany s national innovation system triple helix dynamics of germany s innovation system
    Research Papers in Economics, 2016
    Co-Authors: Bogang Jun
    Abstract:

    This paper investigates whether the German Reunification strengthened the country's national innovation system, using the Triple Helix model. In particular, it assesses the various dimensions of the innovation system by analyzing co-authorship networks from 1973 to 2014. Despite the series of policies promoting collaboration between the two regions and the rise in the number of regional collaborations and in the number of papers, the results show that the national innovation system of Germany has worsened since the Reunification in 1990, and the role of government is critical in encouraging collaboration. Finally, this paper uses survey data on the type of Triple Helix configuration that actually occurred in East Germany as a robustness check.

Sara Huston Katsanis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • conversations surrounding the use of dna tests in the family Reunification of migrants separated at the united states mexico border in 2018
    Frontiers in Genetics, 2019
    Co-Authors: Jennifer K Wagner, Diana Madden, Valedie Oray, Sara Huston Katsanis
    Abstract:

    In April 2018, the U.S. implemented a "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that would lead to the separation of more than 2,000 migrant families over the following months. By that summer, the policy and resultant family separations had generated a media storm that swept up the public. In early June, the government announced its consideration of DNA testing to aid in the detection of human trafficking in immigration contexts. Later that month, as the government retracted the child separation policy, the public began questioning how children and adults would be reunited and discussing the potential usefulness of DNA testing for those Reunifications. Then in early July, the government announced that DNA testing was indeed being used, and by mid-month the public's outrage over the use of DNA was strong. We set out to examine the public dialogue on DNA testing-including misunderstandings and miscommunications-both in newspaper coverage and on Twitter in the 2-month summer period of 2018, at the height of public discussion of migrant family separations and then Reunifications. We performed database searches identifying 263 newspaper articles and used Twitter's advanced search function identifying 153 Tweets containing discussion of the use of DNA for migrant family Reunification. Upon the resulting sources, we performed content analysis, analyzing for slant on the immigration policy and the use of DNA tests using a combination of open and closed codes. Our analysis showed that perspectives on the use of DNA diverged in connection with perspectives on the immigration policy, and that there was a contrast among the cohorts in the stated utility of DNA testing. These findings offer insight into a) how DNA testing in a highly politicized immigration context was represented in media coverage and b) the public's understanding of the role that DNA testing could or should play in immigration. By detailing the role that comments from experts, stakeholders, and the public played in these discussions, we hope to provide lessons for communications with the public about future non-medical applications of genetic technologies.

Catherine Cubbin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the road to Reunification family and state system factors associated with successful Reunification for children ages zero to five
    Child Abuse & Neglect, 2020
    Co-Authors: Catherine A Labrenz, Rowena Fong, Catherine Cubbin
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    Abstract Background Research suggests that up to one-third of children who reunify re-enter care because of continued maltreatment. For young children, this is particularly detrimental due to rapid brain development during the first years of life. Objective This study examined family- and state child welfare system predictors of successful Reunification, or Reunification with no reentries into foster care. Methods A sample of N=53,789 from the 2012 Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System of children ages zero-to-five who reunified was utilized. Children were tracked over the following three years and a multilevel model was run to compare family- and state system-factors among those that successfully and unsuccessfully reunified. Results Only 4.6 % of the variance in successful Reunification was at the state child welfare system level. After adjusting for family-factors, state average time-to-reunify (OR=1.04, p Conclusions Given these findings, practitioners and child welfare agencies should prioritize family-centered interventions. Future research could identify which state child welfare systems have successfully improved outcomes for families of color and families with histories of drug abuse.

Roma Beitz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

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