Outcome 3: Low Replacements
Context of Measure
Along with the Permanency Principles adopted in September 1999, ACS adopted a set of Placement Principles. One tenet of these principles is that all children in foster care deserve stable placements. Consequently, reducing the incidence of replacements in foster care, i.e., children moving from one home or facility to another, is a critical indicator of the system's success at placement and permanency.
Stability in foster care corresponds directly to the incidence of foster care children transferring from one foster home facility to another while in care. While ideally a child will experience no transfers in his/her foster care placement, one transfer in a spell is often necessary. The approach that the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) uses to measure this indicator considers one transfer within a 12-month period to be acceptable.
Several factors contribute to a child's stability in care. The appropriateness of the initial placement is a critical consideration. The initial placement may be in an appropriate level or type of care, but the service-providing agency may do an inadequate job with the child. These factors certainly contribute to the incidence of replacements. In addition, a child's needs may change while in care or a better resource, e.g., kinship, may become available after initial placement. These scenarios suggest positive reasons for transferring to a new home.
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