Discussions around reasons for foster care entry primarily focus on family-level service needs. However, families exist within social environments that can either increase or reduce risk for foster care entry. This qualitative study draws on interviews (n = 27), focus groups (n = 7), and open-ended survey responses (n = 548) from child-serving professionals in Indiana to identify community- and systems-level factors contributing to entry. Through qualitative coding we identified eight themes at the community- and systems-levels that direct attention toward modifiable dimensions of the social environment that can serve as targets for policy and practice reform.
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Mariscal, E. S., Victor, B. G., Elliot, J., Smith, J., Ashirifi, G., & Commodore - Mensah, M. (2023). Community- and systems-level factors that contribute to foster care entry: Perspectives from child-serving professionals. Journal of Public Child Welfare. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2224771
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