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Research Reviews
These publications review research and evaluative studies across a range of family-centered service programs, including child abuse prevention, family reunification, and permanency planning.
Elements of Best Practice in Family Centered Services (PDF - 354 KB)
Wells (2000)
Identifies elements of best practice, tools for measuring child welfare outcomes, and examples of successful family-centered services and programs. Developed for use by Illinois Family Centered Services.
Family Reunification of Children in Out-of-Home Care: Research Perspectives
Maluccio, Abramczyk, & Thomlison (Eds.)
Children and Youth Services Review, 18 (4-5), 1996
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A sampling of family reunification research. Topics include the timing of exits from substitute care, outcomes of family reunification programs, parental visiting and foster care reunification, return to foster care after reunification, and the impact of child psychosocial functioning on reunification from out-of-home placement.
A Meta-Analytic Review of Programs for the Promotion of Family Wellness and the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
MacLeod & Nelson (2003)
In Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice
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Reviews literature on programs that promote family wellness and prevent child maltreatment, such as family preservation and home visitation.
Study of Fathers' Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework
The Urban Institute (2002)
Reviews available literature on noncustodial fathers and their relationships with children involved in the child welfare system.