Children and youth in out-of-home care: What can predict an initial change in placement?

Background: A significant proportion of children placed in out of-home care experience placement disruptions in the United States. Placement instability has deleterious effects on children's well-being.

Objectives: (a) To measure the time-to-initial placement change in different types of settings, including non-relative foster homes, kinship care, residential treatment centers (RTC), group homes and other types of settings; and (b) To identify predictors of the initial placement change.

Co-occurring disorders and learning difficulties: client perspectives from two community-based programs.

Objective: This study explored the experiences of adults with learning disabilities in the mental health system.

Methods: Thirty-seven participants were clients at one of two community-based mental health agencies. Participants completed a standardized tool for assessment of a possible learning difficulty.