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Mississippi Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Mississippi Department of Human Services Institute for Applied Research |
| Investigator(s) |
Anthony Loman
(Institute for Applied Research)
Gary L. Siegel (Institute for Applied Research) |
| Domain |
Child/Family |
| Status | Operational with Findings |
| Duration | Jan 1999 - Dec 2006 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description | Systems Reform/Child-Focused Family-Centered Practice Methodology: (Eight counties) Intervention includes providing services that emphasize the safety and best interests of the child by eliminating harm-causing factors. Services can include respite, in-kind assistance (e.g., furniture, clothing, utility payments), job training, medical care, transportation, child care, counseling, parental training, short-term financial assistance (90 days), and homemaker services. Eligible clients include children involved in the child welfare system as well as their parents, foster parents or potential foster parents, custodial relatives or potential custodial relatives, siblings, and adoptive or potential adoptive parents. Evaluation includes random assignment to experimental and control groups at a ratio of 1:3. The baseline sample size for the experimental group is estimated at 615 children, with an additional 63 children per month. Major goals are to increase relative placements for those children placed outside the home, increase placement of children and sibling groups in their home communities, decrease foster-care placements, decrease time in foster care, increase child well being, increase family preservation efforts to decrease foster care placements. |
| Notes |
This project is part of ACYF IV-E Waiver Demonstration. Visit the project website. |
| Last Updated | 01/01/04 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Gloria Thornton
Mississippi Department of Human Services Family and Children Services (T) (601) 359-4495 |
| 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 |
For the interim analysis: n=376 families (194 experimental; 182 control) |
| Execution | Unit of analysis for the impact analysis is the child. |
Sites Studied
Mississippi (eight counties)Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Social/Support services
Administration/Implementation
Foster Care Services
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Service utilization
Program implementation
Financial costs and benefits/cost-effectiveness
Family and relationship outcomes
Policy changes
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Impact Study (Controlled Experiment) |
| Type | Implementation/Process Study |
| Type | Cost-Benefit Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Survey |
| Source | Interview |
| Source | Field Research |
Findings Available
Interim Implementation FindingsInterim Impact Findings
Interim Cost-benefit Findings
Recommendations
Existing Publications
Forthcoming Publications
| 12/01/06 | Mississippi Child Welfare Waiver Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report | IAR |
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