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Message ID: 10824
Date: 2020-08-11

Author:Small, Dylan S

Subject:RE: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison

Thanks so much to everyone who responded! I really appreciate the insights, suggestions and references! Dylan From: bounce-124834867-77316175@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Dworsky, Amy Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 3:14 PM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: RE: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison Hi Dylan- You might want to rethink the comparison. Some research I did several years ago suggests that adoption is a more common outcome for children in foster care with an incarcerated mother than reunification. See https://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOFAMSJ-4-117 This study was limited to one state and is a little dated at this point. I am hoping to do some more research on this issue. Amy From: bounce-124834642-55641443@list.cornell.edu > On Behalf Of Ruth Anne White Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 10:17 AM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) > Subject: RE: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dylan, I would urge you to reach out to Joseph Doyle, Ph.D. of MIT. As an economist, he appears to operate outside the child welfare epistemic community and as a consequence, his work is often dismissed. It will be invaluable in your literature review and prep for a study of your own. The study below was immediately attacked as unscientific but I hope you will read it nonetheless as it is closely aligned with what you are seeking to study. His MIT faculty page is here: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/joseph-doyle "Causal Effects of Foster Care: An Instrumental-Variables Approach." Doyle, Joseph J. Children and Youth Services Review Vol. 35, No. 7 (2013): 1143-1151. Download paper . All my best, Ruthie Ruth White, MSSA Executive Director National Center for Housing & Child Welfare 4707 Calvert Road College Park, MD 20740 phone 301-699-0151 toll free 866-790-6766 rwhite@nchcw.org www.nchcw.org Strengthening America's families through affordable housing. From: bounce-124833920-12859385@list.cornell.edu > On Behalf Of Kate Piper Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 9:54 AM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) > Subject: Re: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison I d be interested in seeing your results, Dylan. I would suggest that you include in your analysis some baseline information about the children at the time they came into custody. It may well be different for children in custody due to the incarceration of a parent but what I saw in my 20 years of representing children in child protection hearings was the overwhelming damage to kids by the time they were removed from the home due to years of maltreatment and despite multiple reports to DCF and years of services to the parents. Most of these kids had some of these: PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, developmental delays, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, school problems-behavioral &/or academic, etc. Most states are now doing trauma assessments of children when they come into custody. That would be a good starting point. You might also want to look at the federal data on re entry into foster care after reunification. Good luck! Kate Piper, JD, PhD Kathrynapiper@gmail.com Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2020, at 7:21 AM, Small, Dylan S > wrote:  Hi everyone, I’m interested in doing a causal analysis of the effect of remaining in foster care vs. reunification for children of women released from prison. I’m wondering if anyone is aware of a study (studies) that have been done on this question. Thanks. Best regards, Dylan Dylan Small, Ph.D. Class of 1965 Wharton Professor of Statistics and Department Chair Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Thanks so much to everyone who responded! I really appreciate the insights, suggestions and references! Dylan From: bounce-124834867-77316175list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Dworsky, Amy Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 3:14 PM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: RE: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison Hi Dylan- You might want to rethink the comparison. Some research I did several years ago suggests that adoption is a more common outcome for children in foster care with an incarcerated mother than reunification. See https://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOFAMSJ-4-117 This study was limited to one state and is a little dated at this point. I am hoping to do some more research on this issue. Amy From: bounce-124834642-55641443list.cornell.edu > On Behalf Of Ruth Anne White Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 10:17 AM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) > Subject: RE: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dylan, I would urge you to reach out to Joseph Doyle, Ph.D. of MIT. As an economist, he appears to operate outside the child welfare epistemic community and as a consequence, his work is often dismissed. It will be invaluable in your literature review and prep for a study of your own. The study below was immediately attacked as unscientific but I hope you will read it nonetheless as it is closely aligned with what you are seeking to study. His MIT faculty page is here: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/joseph-doyle "Causal Effects of Foster Care: An Instrumental-Variables Approach." Doyle, Joseph J. Children and Youth Services Review Vol. 35, No. 7 (2013): 1143-1151. Download paper . All my best, Ruthie Ruth White, MSSA Executive Director National Center for Housing & Child Welfare 4707 Calvert Road College Park, MD 20740 phone 301-699-0151 toll free 866-790-6766 rwhitenchcw.org www.nchcw.org Strengthening America's families through affordable housing. From: bounce-124833920-12859385list.cornell.edu > On Behalf Of Kate Piper Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 9:54 AM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) > Subject: Re: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison I d be interested in seeing your results, Dylan. I would suggest that you include in your analysis some baseline information about the children at the time they came into custody. It may well be different for children in custody due to the incarceration of a parent but what I saw in my 20 years of representing children in child protection hearings was the overwhelming damage to kids by the time they were removed from the home due to years of maltreatment and despite multiple reports to DCF and years of services to the parents. Most of these kids had some of these: PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, developmental delays, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, school problems-behavioral &/or academic, etc. Most states are now doing trauma assessments of children when they come into custody. That would be a good starting point. You might also want to look at the federal data on re entry into foster care after reunification. Good luck! Kate Piper, JD, PhD Kathrynapipergmail.com Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2020, at 7:21 AM, Small, Dylan S > wrote:  Hi everyone, I’m interested in doing a causal analysis of the effect of remaining in foster care vs. reunification for children of women released from prison. I’m wondering if anyone is aware of a study (studies) that have been done on this question. Thanks. Best regards, Dylan Dylan Small, Ph.D. Class of 1965 Wharton Professor of Statistics and Department Chair Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania