1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The present exploratory study aimed to describe and profile the characteristics of a cohort of children placed in kinship care and their mothers before placement.» (p. 3)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«This study used secondary data from a larger longitudinal cohort study aimed at evaluating the stability of kinship care placements in the province of Quebec, Canada […]. The cohort consisted of [172] children placed in kinship care by the largest urban child protection services agency in Quebec, Canada […]. Every child aged 12 and under placed with a new kin caregiver between April 28, 2014, and April 29, 2015, under the Youth Protection Act in the Montreal area was included in the cohort.» (p. 3) Their mothers were also assessed.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«A latent class analysis performed on a cohort of 172 children aged 0-–12 years and placed in kinship care revealed 3 distinct profiles. The first profile accounted for 25% of the whole cohort and is characterized by high rates of child functioning difficulties (ADHD, learning problem, mental health and developmental delay). The second profile (55%) had the youngest children with the fewest number of reported psychosocial difficulties out of all three profiles. Finally, the third group stood out with the highest prevalence of three variables: attachment problems in children, a history of maltreatment experienced by the mother and a high probability of permanent placement. Despite a high prevalence of mothers with a history of maltreatment, children in this group were often placed with their maternal grand-parents. Results suggest that families affected by kinship care have different vulnerabilities that may translate into different needs for services.» (p. 1)