Hill Katharine M
University of St. Thomas School of Social Work, USA.
Child Welfare. 2012;91(4):61-84.
Children with disabilities are overrepresented in in out-of-home-placement; however, there is little research available on the prevalence of older youth with disabilities in foster care. Using state administrative data, this exploratory study used descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis to examine the prevalence and demographic make up of older youth with disabilities in one state's out-of-home placement system. Findings indicate that in one state, youth with disabilities are overrepresented in out-of-home placement and differ in their racial and ethnic identities from youth with disabilities who are not in foster care in the same state. Implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed.
残疾儿童在家庭外安置中的占比过高；然而，关于寄养照料中残疾大龄青年的患病率，现有研究甚少。本探索性研究利用州行政数据，采用描述性统计和逻辑回归分析，来考察一个州家庭外安置系统中残疾大龄青年的患病率及人口构成。研究结果表明，在某一个州，残疾青年在家庭外安置中的占比过高，且在种族和族裔身份方面与该州未处于寄养照料的残疾青年有所不同。本文还讨论了该研究对研究、政策及实践的启示。
