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Montana Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Health Management Associates, Institute for Human Services Research |
| Investigator(s) |
Not Reported
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| Domain |
Child/Family |
| Status | Operational with Findings |
| Duration | Jan 1999 - Mar 2007 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | Subsidized Guardianship: The intervention involves offering subsidized guardianship as a permanency option for children who are at least 12 years old and are in state or tribal custody for whom neither reunification nor adoption are options. Children must have been placed with the prospective guardian for at least one year. Either state or tribal court can approve the guardianship (depending on jurisdiction). Approximately 90 children will be placed in guardianships over the course of the demonstration, 50 of whom will be eligible in the first year. The evaluation includes random assignment to experimental and control groups at a ratio of 2:1. A sample size of 90 children is estimated for the experimental group over the five years. The major goal is to reduce the number of children in long-term foster care and placement disruptions without increasing subsequent reports of CA/N. |
| Notes | This project is part of ACYF IV-E Waiver Demonstration. |
| Last Updated | 08/06/04 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Shirley Brown
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (T) (406) 444-5906 |
| 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 | As of September 30, 2003, n=133 children have gone through the random assignment process. |
| Execution | In September and October 2003, interviews were conducted with Montana Children and Family Services staff, tribal social services staff, and social work supervisors and social workers. |
Sites Studied
Montana - statewide and seven tribesProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
Foster Care Services
| Variation in program components across sites? | Yes |
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 | Administrative data |
| Source | Survey |
| Source | Interview |
Findings Available
Interim Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 12/01/03 | Montana Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration: Montana Assisted Guardianship Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project Third Annual Report | IWF |
| 03/01/04 | Montana Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report | Inst. Health |
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