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New Hampshire Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire |
| Investigator(s) |
Glenda Kaufman
(Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire)
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| Domain |
Child/Family |
| Status | Operational |
| Duration | Nov 1999 - Jul 2005 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | Substance Abuse Services: The intervention involves providing substance abuse assessments and services to families for whom substance abuse is a contributing factor to CA/N. State will hire a substance abuse specialist to work with CPS in the Manchester and Nashua district offices to identify substance abuse-related needs and to help parents gain access to community-based treatment and support services. The evaluation involves random assignment to experimental and control groups, with 120 families in each group over the five years. Major goals are to prevent out-of-home placement, reduce the time children spend in out-of-home care, reduce subsequent reports of CA/N, and reduce foster care cuts; improve parents’ recovery from substance abuse and their use of available services; and improve the stability and adjustment of children in substance-abusing families. |
| Notes |
This project is part of ACYF IV-E Waiver Demonstration.
Visit the project website. |
| Last Updated | 08/03/04 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Bernard Bluhm
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services |
| 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 |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Children |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Children 7-18 |
| Sample Size and Unit |
Approximately 240 children in the child welfare system.
Approximately 400 families meeting the study criteria were asked to participate in special treatment or a standard services group in each of the two districts. |
| Execution | Not yet available. |
Sites Studied
Nashua and Manchester, NHProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
Foster Care Services
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Program implementation
Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness
Family and relationship outcomes
Policy changes
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Impact Study (Controlled Experiment) |
Data Sources
| Source | Survey |
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Interview |
Findings Available
Interim Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Forthcoming Publications
| 07/01/05 | New Hampshire Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report | FRL |
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