title: Predictors of family preservation outcomes and child welfare success in Colorado.
abstract: A sample of 4,589 Colorado child welfare cases that closed between October 2007 and September 2009 was analyzed. All cases involved child abuse or neglect. Permanency and follow-up outcomes were scored using a methodology developed for the study. Scores were used to create an ordinal measure of success for the case. A cumulative logit statistical model examined the relationship between the newly-developed ordinal success measure and six predictor variables: number of caregivers, risk of abuse, poverty, risk of neglect, age of primary caregiver, and substance abuse issues. Case profiles are provided. Limitations and implications for practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Colorado State University, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Orsi
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winokur
authors.forename: Graig
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mace
authors.forename: Keri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Batchelder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D005190:Family; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult