Outcome in placements for adoption or long-term fostering
Records were examined for 234 permanent placements recommended by Newcastle’s family placement panel during 1986–1990, with outcomes assessed three to five years after placement. The reported disruption rate was 2% for adoptive placements and 51% for long-term fostering. Older age at placement was associated with disruption. This study measures placement stability rather than adoptees’ accounts of life in their families.
Limitations: One local authority and historical placements. Adoption and fostering groups were not randomly assigned, so the difference does not establish a causal advantage of adoption. Stability is not equivalent to wellbeing. Author affiliated to Newcastle City Health NHS Trust; records came from the local social-services adoption and fostering unit.
- Research type
- Retrospective cohort / administrative records
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Adoption from care / permanent family placement
Programme: Newcastle permanent-placement cohort (1986–1990)
Institutional context: Other
Author affiliated to Newcastle City Health NHS Trust; records came from the local social-services adoption and fostering unit.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: administrative data, adoption disruption, adoption from care
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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