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Examining missingness among children in out-of-home care placement in Nebraska

Alyssa Nystrom1, Tara N Richards1, Heather Wood2

  • 1School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha, United States of America.

Child Abuse & Neglect
|September 11, 2022
PubMed

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Approximately 30% of missing children in Nebraska are in out-of-home (OOH) care. Children missing from OOH care are older, more likely to be Black, and experience greater instability and unmet needs.

Area of Science:

  • Child Welfare Research
  • Criminology
  • Social Work

Background:

  • Prevalence and context of missingness among children in out-of-home (OOH) care remain understudied.
  • Understanding missing children in OOH placements is critical for child safety and welfare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Examine the relationship between missingness and OOH care placements.
  • Identify predictors and case contexts of children who go missing from OOH care.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized point-in-time count data of missing persons and administrative records of children in OOH placements in Nebraska.
  • Employed bivariate significance tests for group comparisons and content analysis of OOH case reviews for context.

Main Results:

  • Children in OOH care constitute about 30% of Nebraska's missing children.
  • Missing children in OOH care are older, more likely to be Black, and less likely to have race listed as unknown compared to peers missing from families of origin.
  • These children are more likely to be in group care, on probation, experience placement instability, and have unmet mental health/substance use needs and exposure to violence.

Conclusions:

  • High-need children in OOH care and their caregivers require targeted screening and interventions.
  • Proactive strategies are essential to prevent children from going missing from OOH placements.
Abstract

Keywords:
Foster careMissingnessRunning away

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