| Evaluator(s) |
Muskie School, University of Southern Maine
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| Investigator(s) |
Michel Lahti
(Muskie School, University of Southern Maine)
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| Domain |
Child/Family
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| Status |
Operational
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| Duration |
Mar 1999 - Mar 2004
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| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation
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| Program/Policy Description |
Adoption Training Curriculum and Post-Adoption Support Services: The intervention includes: 1.) Provide training on special-needs adoption to mental health and other professionals who work with adoptive families, adoptable children, and public and private adoption providers in year one. 2.) Years 2-5 will provide a comprehensive array of post-adoption services from trained providers to families that have adopted special-needs children. The evaluation includes random assignment to experimental and control groups. 60 children per year in each group are expected. Major goals are to increase number of special needs adoptions, decrease incidence of special-needs adoption disruptions, decrease average length of stay in foster care, and strengthen adoptive families.
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| Notes |
This project is part of ACYF IV-E Waiver Demonstration.
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| Last Updated |
08/01/04
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Contact(s) |
John Levesque
Maine Bureau of Children and Family Services
Department of Human Services
(T) (202) 287-5011
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| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported
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