Effectiveness of family group conferencing in preventing repeat referrals to child protective services and out-of-home placements |
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Institution: | 1. The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, 1947 College Rd, 325B Stillman Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States;2. University of Wisconsin, 1350 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, United States |
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Abstract: | Rigorous research on the efficacy of family group conferencing is rare. This randomized control trial study used an intent-to-treat approach to examine whether a referral to a family group conference (FGC) was associated with re-referrals, substantiated re-referrals, or out-of-home placements among child welfare-involved families receiving in-home services. We found no significant associations between treatment and control group assignment and the three outcomes for the sample as a whole. However, families with more children had higher odds of a re-referral and a substantiated re-referral, families with more than one parent had higher odds of re-referral, and families where a substance abuse services referral was noted had higher odds of out-of-home placement. In interaction models with race, we found that families with African American mothers who were referred for an FGC were more likely to be re-referred compared to other families, but no differences were identified with respect to their rates of substantiated re-referrals or out-of-home placements. Implications are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Family group conferencing Child welfare outcomes Randomized control trial Child protection Family preservation Racial disproportionality |
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