Factors affecting adoption in Wales: Predictors of variation in time between entry to care and adoptive placement

Anthony, Rebecca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-9562, Meakings, Sarah, Doughty, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-7463, Ottaway, Heather, Holland, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-3855 and Shelton, Katherine Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-5291 2016. Factors affecting adoption in Wales: Predictors of variation in time between entry to care and adoptive placement. Children and Youth Services Review 60 , pp. 184-190. 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.06.010

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Abstract

Highlights 1. Children unable to live with birth family need timely plans for permanence. 2. This comprehensive study examined factors affecting adoption in Wales, UK. 3. The case files of 374 children placed for adoption were reviewed. 4. Several child characteristics were associated with longer time to placement.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0190-7409
Funders:	Health and Care Research Wales
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 June 2016
Date of Acceptance:	10 June 2016
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 06:39
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/91883

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