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Assessing child welfare outcomes: the American perspective
Author(s) -
Maluccio Anthony N.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00060.x
Subject(s) - welfare , family reunification , perspective (graphical) , qualitative research , complement (music) , outcome (game theory) , foster care , psychology , sociology , public economics , nursing , medicine , political science , economics , immigration , social science , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematical economics , artificial intelligence , complementation , law , gene , phenotype
This paper examines US research on child welfare outcomes, focusing on family preservation, out‐of‐home care, and family reunification services. The review highlights the range of mixed findings in each of these areas, along with methodological issues and constraints. In light of the complexity of child welfare services, future outcome research should complement the rigorous use of quantitative methods with the careful application of qualitative methods.