Evaluation of the Adoption Support Fund: first follow up survey of parents and carers
The second survey wave followed 783 of 1,008 parents and special guardians after funded support ended, or twelve months after it started. Parent/carer child assessments showed reduced average SDQ difficulties. Child Behaviour Checklist changes varied by age and sex; preschool scores did not show statistically significant improvement.
Limitations: Child outcomes are parent/carer proxy reports, not adoptee testimony. There was no untreated comparison group, follow-up attrition occurred, and COVID-19 disrupted support. Adoption and special guardianship are combined in several analyses. Changes cannot be attributed solely to funded therapy. This follows the same cohort as the baseline and second follow-up reports. The Department for Education commissioned and published this evaluation of a fund for which it has responsibility. Readers may consider that institutional relationship.
- Research type
- Longitudinal service evaluation
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children / adolescents
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: Adoption Support Fund evaluation
Institutional context: Government / government-commissioned research
The Department for Education commissioned and published this evaluation of a fund for which it has responsibility. Readers may consider that institutional relationship.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: longitudinal research, mental health, Parent proxy evidence, post-adoption support
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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