EXTRAIT DE L'ARTICLE: More Contact with Biological Parents Predicts Shorter Length of Time in Out of Home Care and Mental Health of Youth in the Child Welfare System Lenore M McWey , Ming Cui Pour les jeunes placés hors du domicile familial, le maintien du contact parent–enfant contribue à préserver les liens familiaux et à favoriser la réunification (Mallon & Leashore, 2002 ; McWey & Mullis, 2004). Une recherche menée sur le système de placement familial en Californie a mon

Lenore M McWey , Ming Cui Abstract Foster care is intended to be a temporary placement option. Viewing permanency as central to child well-being, current U.S. policies aim to limit the length of time a child spends in out-of-home foster placements. There is little recent research, however, on predictors of length of time in out-of-home care. The purposes of this study were to test if more frequent contact with biological parents predicted less time in out-of-home care, and de