Re: New study of foster care outcomes

["Cathy Taylor" <cathy.a.taylor@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 7/9/07, NCCPR@xxxxxxx < NCCPR@xxxxxxx> wrote:

By now, many of you may have seen a USA Today story on a study comparing outcomes for children placed in foster care to comparably maltreated children left in their own homes.   For those who have not, the story is available here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-02-foster-study_N.htm?csp=34#Close and the full study can be found here: http://www.mit.edu/~jjdoyle/doyle_fosterlt_march07_aer.pdf

 

A University of Minnesota study used a different methodology and measured different outcomes, but came to similar conclusions.  (Byron Egeland, et. al., "The impact of foster care on development" Development and Psychopathology, (Vol. 18, 2006, pp. 57?76)).  As far as I know, that study is not available online.

 

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=405269
 

 

 

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