Objective: Although children who were removed from their parents or caregivers are most
likely to have a goal of reunification established upon their entry into foster care, achieving …

Family reunification in child welfare refers to the process of returning children in temporary
out-of-home care to their families of origin. Reunification is both the most common goal for …

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 …

Although foster care is intended to be temporary, and policy explicitly requires permanency
outcomes, many children experience lengthy stays and exit foster care without a permanent …

Although reunification is the most common and preferred exit from the US foster care system,
little is known about the well-being of children following foster care. Even less is known …

Foster care, created to overcome some of the disadvantages and abuses of institutional care
of children, can present its own problems. One problem is overt abuse, but there are other …

A recognized goal of family reunification programs is preventing the reentry of children into
foster care. Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, this …

Permanency is a key outcome for child welfare services and reunification is the preferred
exit when possible. Any analysis of reunification is incomplete without examining children …

Research indicates there is a high level of placement instability in foster care. There is
general consensus among researchers that a lack of stability is detrimental to the well-being …

Foster care reentry is an important factor for evaluating the overall success of permanency.
Rates of reentry are typically only measured for 12-months and are often evaluated only for …