
Data to Practice: The Impact of Placement With Family on Safety, Permanency and Well-Being
Y Roberts, S Shimshock, K O’Brien, M Claps, J Cabrera and Rozanski, Casey Family Programs, 2018
Casey Family Services (CFS) describe relational permanency as the many types of important long-term relationships that help a child or children and young people feel loved and connected. Legal permanency is when a child or young person’s relationship with a parenting adult is recognised in law.
Study scope
This research examined the impact of placement with family versus placement with non-relatives on children and young people’s safety, permanency and wellbeing. It aimed to understand whether the amount of time children and young people spent with family while in care impacted on outcomes. Time with family was defined as the number of days in CFS care spent residing in a trial home visit, relative placement (kinship care), or placement with fictive kin (connected carer). In other words, living with a “family” member while being cared for by CFS.
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