Mapping the evidence on outcomes of childhood out-of-home care: A scoping review of reviews
Future research should target gaps in underexplored outcome domains like ICP and indicators such as bullying, mortality, and educational readiness. Community-level factors warrant more attention as they play a significant role in supporting transitions to independence and social integration.
Authors
- Michaela James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-0049)
- Natasha Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1500-7112)
- Katie Cresswell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-1625)
- Jonathan Scourfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158)
- Natasha Judd
- Evangelos Kontopantelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6450-5815)
- Richmond Opoku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0190-8008)
- Karen Hughes
- Michael Parker
- Jane Noyes
- Dan Bristow
Institutions
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- Bangor University (GB)
- Natural Resources Wales (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
- Public Health Wales (GB)
- Health Data Research UK (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
- University of Wales (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325409
- Primary Topic
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00