Citation

Madden EE, Aguiniga DM. J. Public Child Welf. 2013; 7(1): 98-121.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15548732.2012.740442

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study sought to examine the association between child protection mediation and permanency outcomes for children in foster care. Propensity Score Matching was used to match 315 mediated cases with 315 non-mediated cases that were resolved through the traditional adversarial process (N = 630). Logistic regression was used to examine outcomes. The findings indicate that participation in mediation did not have a discernable effect on whether permanency was achieved. The results suggest that the phenomena of permanency may be better explained not by one or two specific factors, but rather a combination of child, family, agency, court, and community factors.