A scoping review of system-level mechanisms to prevent children being in out-of-home care.

ABSTRACT: Identifying which approaches can effectively reduce the need for out-of-home care for children is critically important. Despite the proliferation of different interventions and approaches globally, evidence summaries on this topic are limited. This study is a scoping review using a realist framework to explore what research evidence exists about reducing the number of children and young people in care. Searches of databases and websites were used to identify studies evaluating intervention effect on at least one of the following outcomes: reduction in initial entry to care; increase in family reunification post care. Data extracted from papers included type of study, outcome, type and level of intervention, effect, mechanism and moderator, implementation issues and economic (EMMIE) conside

SUBMITTER: Stabler L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847665 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature