ABSTRACT While the majority of foster care adoptions are stable and secure, some dissolve, resulting in the return of children to the system. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with children’s reentry into the foster care system after adoptions are formally finalized. Using case records from the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS) Bureau of Information Systems (BIS), we compared 123 dissolved adoptions to 74 successful ones. We found that children’s gender, history of physical abuse, exposure to drug use, and the number of foster care placements prior to adoption are associated with greater odds of dissolution. Furthermore, the odds of dissolution were higher for relative adoptive parents and for adoptive parents with prior substantiated Child Welfare cases. Implications for practice include ongoing targeted training and supportive services for families and improved screening procedures that address the unique needs of adoptive parents.

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预测参与儿童福利系统的儿童的收养解散

摘要 虽然大多数寄养收养是稳定和安全的，但有些收养会解散，导致儿童返回系统。本研究的目的是确定与收养正式确定后儿童重新进入寄养系统相关的因素。使用洛杉矶儿童和家庭服务部 (DCFS) 信息系统局 (BIS) 的案例记录，我们将 123 次解散收养与 74 次成功收养进行了比较。我们发现，儿童的性别、身体虐待史、吸毒经历以及收养前的寄养安置次数与更大的解散几率相关。此外，亲属养父母和有先前证实的儿童福利案件的养父母解散的几率更高。