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Evaluating child welfare policies with decision-analytic simulation models.


ABSTRACT: The objective was to demonstrate decision-analytic modeling in support of Child Welfare policymakers considering implementing evidence-based interventions. Outcomes included permanency (e.g., adoptions) and stability (e.g., foster placement changes). Analyses of a randomized trial of KEEP-a foster parenting intervention-and NSCAW-1 estimated placement change rates and KEEP's effects. A microsimulation model generalized these findings to other Child Welfare systems. The model projected that KEEP could increase permanency and stability, identifying strategies targeting higher-risk children and geographical regions that achieve benefits efficiently. Decision-analytic models enable planners to gauge the value of potential implementations.

SUBMITTER: Goldhaber-Fiebert JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3589566 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaluating child welfare policies with decision-analytic simulation models.

Goldhaber-Fiebert Jeremy D JD   Bailey Stephanie L SL   Hurlburt Michael S MS   Zhang Jinjin J   Snowden Lonnie R LR   Wulczyn Fred F   Landsverk John J   Horwitz Sarah M SM  

Administration and policy in mental health 20121101 6


The objective was to demonstrate decision-analytic modeling in support of Child Welfare policymakers considering implementing evidence-based interventions. Outcomes included permanency (e.g., adoptions) and stability (e.g., foster placement changes). Analyses of a randomized trial of KEEP-a foster parenting intervention-and NSCAW-1 estimated placement change rates and KEEP's effects. A microsimulation model generalized these findings to other Child Welfare systems. The model projected that KEEP  ...[more]

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