ArticleChild abuse & neglect2020
Exploring placement stability for children in out-of-home care in England: a sequence analysis of longitudinal administrative data.
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- Receipt of social services intervention in childhood, educational attainment and emergency hospital admissions: longitudinal analyses of national administrative health, social care, and education data in Wales, UK.BMC public health · 2024Article
- For-profit outsourcing and its effects on placement stability and locality for children in care in England, 2011-2022: A longitudinal ecological analysis.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Article
- Evaluation of pushing out of children from all English state schools: Administrative data cohort study of children receiving social care and their peers.Child abuse & neglect · 2022Article
- Characterizing newborn and older infant entries into care in England between 2006 and 2014.Child abuse & neglect · 2020Article
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backgroundTo monitor stability of care, the proportion of children in England who have experienced three or more placements in the preceding 12-month period is published in government statistics. However, these annual snapshots cannot capture the complexity and heterogeneity of children's longitudinal care histories.
objectiveTo describe the stability of care histories from birth to age 18 for children in England using a national administrative social care dataset, the Children Looked After return (CLA). PARTICIPANTS AND
settingWe analyzed CLA data for a large, representative sample of children born between 1992 and 1994 (N = 16,000).
methodsUsing sequence analysis methods, we identified distinct patterns of stability, based on the number, duration, and timing of care placements throughout childhood.
resultsAlthough care histories were varied, six distinct patterns of stability were evident including; adolescent 1
conclusionsLongitudinal analyses of administrative data can refine our understanding of how out-of-home care is used as a social care intervention. Sequence analysis is a particularly useful tool for exploring heterogeneous and complex care histories. Considering out-of-home care histories from a life course perspective over the entire childhood period could enable service providers to better understand and address the needs of looked after children.
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