Outcomes of permanent family placement for children of minority ethnic origin
The researchers analysed 254 placements, mostly drawn from a British cohort placed with permanent families in the early 1980s. They examined factors associated with placements not known to have broken down. Age at placement and behavioural difficulties were associated with stability. Placement type and continued birth-parent contact were not associated with stability in this analysis; patterns involving ethnic matching differed between boys and girls.
Limitations: Historical observational data. “Success” meant no known breakdown, not positive wellbeing or freedom from harm. Adoption and permanent fostering are combined. UK regional breakdown and evidence-provider details are not given in the abstract.
- Research type
- Longitudinal placement-outcome analysis
- 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: British permanent-family-placement minority ethnic cohort (1980s)
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption disruption, adoption from care, transracial adoption
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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