States are under increasing pressure to reduce the number of placements of foster children.
Initial results from the federal Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSR) of 48 states found
that only 40% of states met targets for placement stability. Consequently, many states have
had to identify approaches to increase placement stability as a part of their Program
Improvement Plans (PIPs). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 44 state and
county child welfare administrators, supervisors, managers, staff members, and/or foster …