When a child must be removed from the family home, placement with a relative is often
sought because kinship care is the least restrictive and most family-like out-of-home …

Objective To examine the influence of kinship care on behavioral problems after 18 and 36
months in out-of-home care. Growth in placement of children with kin has occurred despite …

Formal kinship care represents the placement of a maltreated or otherwise vulnerable youth
in the care and protection of a known relative or adult with a recognized kin bond. The …

The documented growth of kinship care has boldly thrust this topic into the forefront of child
welfare practice. This study compares the permanency, safety, and stability outcomes for a …

Little is known about how kinship care arrangements within the child welfare system
compare to kinship placements outside the child welfare system. The purpose of this study is …

Objectives To comprehensively assess family services, health, and health care outcomes for
US children in kinship care vs foster care. Design A 3-year prospective cohort study. Setting …

DURING THE PAST 20 YEARS, PLACEMENT with relatives has become the preferred and
most common type of foster care for children who have relatives able to assume their care …

Increasingly, children in need of out-of-home care are being placed in kinship care, yet few
studies have followed their placement histories longitudinally to determine if these children …

The type of care setting a child is placed in when they enter the child welfare system has
long-lasting effects. Although numerous studies have examined factors associated with …

Objective: Children in out-of-home placements typically display more educational,
behavioral, and psychological problems than do their peers. This systematic review …