Permanency Planning

Permanency planning is the process of assessing and preparing a child for long term care when in out-of-home placements such as kinship, foster care or institutions. A care plan must centre on what is in the child’s best interests, and therefore requires an ongoing assessment of the child and her needs. A guardian may be appointed as a further protection of a child’s rights. 

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Jacqueline Bhabha and Mike Dottridge - Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts,

This working document by the Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts, a multilateral initiative supported by 26 organizations, provides goals, targets and indicators with respect to six priority issues involving refugee and migrant children. 

Tyler W. Corwin, Erin J. Maher, Lisa Merkel-Holguin, Heather Allan, John D. Fluke - University of Colorado School of Medicine,

This randomized control trial study used an intent-to-treat approach to examine whether a referral to a family group conference (FGC) was associated with re-referrals, substantiated re-referrals, or out-of-home placements among child welfare-involved families receiving in-home services. 

Daisy Lemus, Susan P. Farruggia, Gary Germo, Esther S. Chang - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study focuses on the plans, goals, and concerns of foster care youth prior to leaving care. Participants were 179 pre-emancipated youth between the ages of 17 and 20 years old (M = 17.82, SD = 0.79) from a large metropolitan area in Southern California.

Katrin Križ, Dakota Roundtree-Swain - Children and Youth Services Review ,

The aim of this study is to show young people's feelings about their experiences with participation in decision-making in public care in the United States.

Lisa Moran, Caroline McGregor and Carmel Devaney - The UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway,

The aim of this study was to explore how young people who have been in care, and their carers, conceptualise permanence and stability.

Lisa Moran, Caroline McGregor and Carmel Devaney - UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway,

This document includes the appendices for the Outcomes for Permanence and Stability for Children in Long-term Care study, which privides a complete picture of the study's research methods and quantitative data collected. 

Elissa E. Madden & Donna M. Aguiniga - Upbring,

This paper reviews factors impacting the likelihood that a permanent placement will be attained for a child in care in greater depth, as well as several programs and initiatives implemented to support positive permanency outcomes in the United States.

Paulo Delgado, Vânia S. Pinto, & João M. S. Carvalho - Criminology & Social Integration Journal,

This study aims to understand the decision-making process of 200 higher education students in domains related to child protection, and those of 200 professionals who are responsible for providing case assessments and recommendations for intervention in the Portuguese child protection system.

Sharon Vandivere, Karin E. Malm, Tiffany J. Allen, Sarah Catherine Williams and Amy McKlindon - Evaluation Review,

The present study tested whether family finding, as implemented in North Carolina from 2008 through 2011, improved child welfare outcomes for youth at risk of emancipating foster care without permanency. 

Family Rights Group in partnership with an expert working group,

This guide aims to provide social workers with a clear framework for undertaking preliminary assessments of family and friends.