DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107610
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Child Abuse & Neglect
Abstract
National, longitudinal studies exploring characteristics and outcomes of children in foster care (CFC) with disabilities are lacking. This study explores the prevalence, characteristics and relative risk of experiencing placement instability, staying in care for longer than 2 years, and returning to care within 3 years for CFC with a disability and by disability type.
For questions about this study or others, please email reesjonestrainings@childrens.com
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Publication Date
11-2025
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
McLeigh JD, Huang A, Huang R, Singh G. Placement, duration and re-entry outcomes for children in foster care with disabilities. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Nov;169(Pt 1):107610. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107610. Epub 2025 Aug 1. PMID: 40752404.
