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Perspectives of Foster-Care Providers, Service Providers, and Judges Regarding Privatized Foster-Care Services

Kristen R. Humphrey

University of Kansas

Ann P. Turnbull

University of Kansas

H. Rutherford Turnbull, III

University of Kansas

This qualitative study examined perceptions of foster-care providers, service providers, and juvenile-court judges regarding privatized foster-care services in Kansas. Kansas was the first state to privatize all foster care, adoption, and family-preservation services. Most states report either beginning to implement managed-care principles in their child welfare services or exploring this option. Fifty-eight interviews with 33 participants (youth in out-of-home placements, their parents, foster-care providers, service providers, and judges) were conducted. The impact of privatization on access to services (i.e., mental health, appropriate out-of-home placement, aftercare, family support and family preservation, and reunification), communication, caseload levels, and spending is discussed. Recommendations regarding these issues are presented.

Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2-17 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/10442073060170010101
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