Table 2.
Characteristics of Youth in Foster Care by Parent’s Participation in Family Drug Treatment Court
| Referred (n=157) % |
Enrolled (n=215) % |
Completed (n=194) % |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent Variables | |||
| # of days in foster care | M=595.8 SD=468.5 |
M=646.7 SD=459.8 |
M=588.3 SD=302.7 |
| Exit outcomes | |||
| Reunified with parent | 32.5*** | 23.7*** | 72.7 |
| Adopted | 14.6†,*** | 25.6*** | 3.6 |
| Placed in custody or guardianship | 40.1*** | 47.4*** | 22.2 |
| Other resolution | 12.7†††,*** | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| Child Characteristics | |||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 46.5* | 53.5 | 58.8 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 36.9* | 27.4 | 24.7 |
| Other race, non-Hispanic | 11.5 | 15.3 | 13.9 |
| Hispanic | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| Female | 46.5 | 47.4 | 44.8 |
| Age at index maltreatment report | |||
| Less than 1 year | 21.0 | 26.5 | 23.7 |
| 1 to 3 years | 31.8 | 26.5 | 24.2 |
| 4 to 6 years | 19.7 | 17.2 | 13.4 |
| 7 to 18 years | 27.4* | 29.8 | 38.7 |
| Birth record information | |||
| Low or Very low birth weight | 18.5 | 22.8 | 23.7 |
| Prenatal care only initiated after first trimester | 29.3** | 34.4 | 42.8 |
| No father listed on the birth record | 35.7* | 32.6** | 46.4 |
| Maternal Education | |||
| Less than High School | 52.2 | 61.9 | 56.2 |
| High School Diploma or more | 47.8 | 38.1 | 43.8 |
| FDTC parent is female | 87.3** | 90.7 | 95.4 |
| Information from DSS Records | |||
| Child emotional or behavioral disability | 10.8 | 12.6 | 15.5 |
| Child other disability | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Parent under 25 at index maltreatment report | 28.7** | 27.4** | 16.0 |
| Two parent home at time of removal (reference=single parent or unknown) |
36.3 | 27.0 | 30.4 |
| Reason for removal | |||
| Abuse | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Parental Substance Abuse | 68.8† | 58.1 | 63.9 |
| Other factors | 12.1** | 7.4 | 4.1 |
| Neglect | 14.0†††,** | 29.8 | 26.3 |
| Year at index maltreatment report | M=6.9†,*** SD=2.1 |
M=6.4** SD=2.0 |
M=5.8 SD=2.1 |
| Substantiated index maltreatment report | 35.7* | 38.1 | 47.4 |
†
p0.05 vs. enrolled;
††
p0.01 vs. enrolled;
†††
p0.001 vs. enrolled
*
p0.05 vs. completed;
**
p0.01 vs. completed;
***
p0.001 vs. completed