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Services to prevent child placing‐out for cocaine‐affected and non‐affected families
Author(s) -
Berry Marianne
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.1996.tb00028.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , environmental health , clinical psychology
This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the‘In‐Home Family Care’ programme of Children's Home Society of California in Alameda County, particularly regarding the emphasis and impact of services for cocaine‐affected families. The family characteristics, problems addressed and service provision in cases served over a 3‐year period were assessed in terms of their relation to placement outcome for cocaine‐affected and non‐affected families. This evaluation found that, despite serious and often chronic problems among cocaine‐affected families, their child removal rate was no higher than that for non‐affected families. Implications for risk assessment and placement decisions are discussed.