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Delaware Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services |
| Investigator(s) |
Dorothy Lockwood-Dillard
(Delaware Department of Health and Social Services)
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| Domain |
Child/Family |
| Status | Operational |
| Duration | Jul 1996 - Dec 2001 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation |
| Program/Policy Description |
Services to Substance-Abusing Caretakers: Intervention includes providing substance abuse counselors to work with CPS staff and identified families to link to treatment and other services. Evaluation includes random assignment of cases to units with substance abuse counselors (treatment) and without (control). Experimental group size is expected to be 180 per year. Major goals are to prevent foster care and reduce the number of days in foster care. Assisted Guardianship:Intervention involves obtaining legal guardianship for children in stable foster care placements for whom adoption and reunification are not possible. Subsidy payment will not exceed current foster care payment. Evaluation includes tracking costs and outcomes of cases with guardianship -- anticipate 10 cases per year. |
| Notes | This project is part of ACYF IV-E Waiver Demonstration. |
| Last Updated | 12/12/99 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Candace Charkow (dhssinfo@state.de.us)
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Department of Family Services (T) (302) 633-2601 |
| 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 190 children in foster care. |
| Execution | Not yet available. |
Sites Studied
DelawareProgram 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 | Administrative data |
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Not Yet AvailableRecommendations
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