out-of-home care

This section contains information related to children and youth who are in the placed in out-of-home care under the legal custody/guardianship of the Director. Out-of-home care includes voluntary care agreements and placements in residential, foster, and community or kinship care.

Title Authors Year of Publication
Journal article
Placement stability, cumulative time in care, and permanency: Using administrative data from CPS to track placement trajectories

Hélie, Sonia
Poirier, Marie-Andrée
Esposito, Tonino
Turcotte, Daniel
Report
Room for Improvement: Toward Better Education Outcomes for Children in Care

Representative for Children and Youth
Information Sheet
SPI 10 Discharge Rates by Placement Type

Fallon, Barbara
Trocmé, Nico
Black, Tara 
Ekins, Anna  
O’Connor, Carolyn 
Betito, Paul-André 
Journal article
The placement trajectories of youth served by child protection for sexual abuse

Esposito, Tonino
Delaye, Ashleigh
Chabot, Martin
Trocmé, Nico
Collin-Vézina, Delphine
Simpson, Megan
Journal article
The potential educational benefits of extending foster care to young adults: Findings from a natural experiment

Courtney, Mark E.
Hook, Jennifer L.
Report
17-Year-Old Donovan: An Investigative Review

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
Report
19-Year-Old Ernie: An Investigative Review

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
Report
Three Young Children: 5-Year-Old Sarah, 2-Year-Old Anthony, 1-Year-Old Mikwan: An Investigative Review

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Alberta
Report
Annual Report for 2015-16

Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services
Report
Approach with Caution: Why the Story of One Vulnerable B.C. Youth Can't Be Told

British Columbia Representative for Children and Youth