Abstract
This study focuses on children who have been freed for adoption. Researchers examined case records of 147 children in state custody in a mid-Western state in an attempt to identify child characteristics that distinguish between those children whose social service goal was long term foster care and those whose goal was adoption. Results obtained through logistic regression indicated that a model including the variables of race, age, developmental disabilities of the child, and genetic or family history that puts the child at risk for medical intervention is significantly predictive of the social service goal. Children who were not European-American, were older, and had developmental disabilities were more likely to have the case plan of long term foster care, while the presence of genetic or family risk factors increased the chances that adoption would be planned. The authors discuss the implications for child welfare policy and practice.
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