OhioKAN trial on caregiver and child outcomes
Caregivers in the intervention group reported higher satisfaction with program services, accessibility of community resources, and resourcefulness to meet their children’s needs three months after intake.
For caregivers, getting connected to resources is only part of the test. OhioKAN measured whether those connections changed their experience after services ended. Kinship and adoptive caregivers seeking program services were assigned to the intervention or control group based on the region in which they lived. Three months after intake, caregivers in the intervention group reported higher satisfaction with services, greater accessibility of community resources, and more resourcefulness in meeting their children’s needs. Six months after services ended, the intervention group reported lower concrete needs and better caregiver-child relationships. Favorable effects on resource accessibility and resourcefulness lasted 12 months after services ended. Effect sizes were small but statistically significant. There were no differences in child well-being, safety, or permanency outcomes.
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- OhioKAN trial on caregiver and child outcomes
- Caregivers in the intervention group reported higher satisfaction with program services, accessibility of community resources, and resourcefulness to meet their children’s needs three months after intake.
- For caregivers, getting connected to resources is only part of the test. OhioKAN measured whether those connections changed their experience after services ended.
- Kinship and adoptive caregivers seeking program services were assigned to the intervention or control group based on the region in which they lived.
- Three months after intake, caregivers in the intervention group reported higher satisfaction with services, greater accessibility of community resources, and more resourcefulness in meeting their children’s needs.
- Six months after services ended, the intervention group reported lower concrete needs and better caregiver-child relationships. Favorable effects on resource accessibility and resourcefulness lasted 12 months after services ended.
- Effect sizes were small but statistically significant. There were no differences in child well-being, safety, or permanency outcomes.
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