Kinship family foster care: a methodological and substantive synthesis of research

Over the last decade or longer, the number of children in kinship care has increased dramatically. There is evidence that kinship foster families have fewer resources and receive less training, services, and support, as well as concern that kinship families are less qualified to foster than their no...

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Published inChildren and youth services review Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 623 - 639
Main Author Cuddeback, Gary S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2004
Elsevier
SeriesChildren and Youth Services Review
Subjects
Child welfare
Kinship foster care
Methodology
Non-kinship foster care
Systematic reviews
USA
Child welfare
Kinship foster care
Non-kinship foster care
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Summary:Over the last decade or longer, the number of children in kinship care has increased dramatically. There is evidence that kinship foster families have fewer resources and receive less training, services, and support, as well as concern that kinship families are less qualified to foster than their non-kinship counterparts. However, the kinship literature has methodological limitations and significant gaps that restrict our knowledge. In this context, it is important to synthesize substantive findings and methodological limitations in an attempt to evaluate what we know about kinship family foster care as a child welfare service, and such an evaluation can shape practice, policy, and research. Therefore, this article presents a methodological and substantive synthesis of kinship care research. Suggestions for directing future research are made.
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ISSN:0190-7409
1873-7765
DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.01.014