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Preventing out-of-home placement for high-risk children.

L A Vitulano1, S Nagler, J Adnopoz

  • 1Greater Bridgeport Children's Services Center, Connecticut.

The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
|July 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Community-based intervention programs effectively prevent the removal of high-risk children from their homes. Both day treatment and home-based models showed high success rates, keeping children with families one year post-discharge.

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Area of Science:

  • Child welfare research
  • Community psychology
  • Social work interventions

Background:

  • High-risk children often face removal from their families.
  • Effective interventions are needed to maintain family unity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of community-based programs in preventing child removal.
  • To compare day treatment and home-based intervention models.

Main Methods:

  • Two distinct community-based programs were evaluated: one day treatment, one home-based.
  • Populations shared features but had notable differences.
  • Children's placement was tracked post-discharge.

Main Results:

  • A high percentage of children were successfully maintained in their homes.

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  • This success was observed in both intervention models.
  • Children remained in the home one year after program discharge.

    • Conclusions:

    • Community-based interventions are effective in preventing the removal of high-risk children.
    • Both day treatment and home-based approaches can support keeping children with their families.
    • These programs enhance family stability and child well-being.