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Message ID: 10832
Date: 2020-08-13

Author:John Sciamanna

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

here is an excellent paper by ASPE as it relates to the latest drug epidemic, opiods John Sciamanna Vice President Public Policy Child Welfare League of America 410-533-5857 Join us online October 6-8, 2020! CWLA Virtual Summit, Advancing Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion for Children & Families https://www.cwla.org/virtual-summit/ ________________________________ From: bounce-124843645-84600111@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Peter Pecora Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:34 PM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: RE: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison Please provide your e-mail address Trisha so folks can send you some information. Thanks, Peter Peter J. Pecora, Ph.D. Managing Director of Research Services, and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington P 206.270.4936 ppecora@casey.org Click Here to Receive our Latest Publications Building on 50 Years of Investing in Hope | 1966-2016 safe children | strong families | supportive communities casey family programs | casey.org | 2001 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2700 | Seattle, WA 98121 From: bounce-124839677-86010777@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Trisha Church Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:29 PM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: Re: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison Hello, I am in the early stages of my dissertation that will exam the long term outcomes associated with children removed from their homes due to parental methamphetamine use. I am looking for research to support my hypothesis that all things being equal children fair better left in the home when receiving in-home services. Any suggests are greatly appreciated. Thank you, Trisha On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 at 07:36, Kate Piper > wrote: 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

here is an excellent paper by ASPE as it relates to the latest drug epidemic, opiods John Sciamanna Vice President Public Policy Child Welfare League of America 410-533-5857 Join us online October 6-8, 2020! CWLA Virtual Summit, Advancing Racial Justice, Equity, and Inclusion for Children & Families https://www.cwla.org/virtual-summit/ ________________________________ From: bounce-124843645-84600111list.cornell.edu on behalf of Peter Pecora Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:34 PM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: RE: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison Please provide your e-mail address Trisha so folks can send you some information. Thanks, Peter Peter J. Pecora, Ph.D. Managing Director of Research Services, and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington P 206.270.4936 ppecoracasey.org Click Here to Receive our Latest Publications Building on 50 Years of Investing in Hope | 1966-2016 safe children | strong families | supportive communities casey family programs | casey.org | 2001 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2700 | Seattle, WA 98121 From: bounce-124839677-86010777list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Trisha Church Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:29 PM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: Re: outcomes for children in foster care vs. reunified of women released from prison Hello, I am in the early stages of my dissertation that will exam the long term outcomes associated with children removed from their homes due to parental methamphetamine use. I am looking for research to support my hypothesis that all things being equal children fair better left in the home when receiving in-home services. Any suggests are greatly appreciated. Thank you, Trisha On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 at 07:36, Kate Piper > wrote: 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