While out-of home placement may be a suitable solution for children and young people experiencing significantly sub-optimal family environments, it can also be associated with risk, as demonstrated by the findings of this study. Adverse health and social outcomes (including crime and substance misuse) in placed individuals were 1.4 to 5-fold higher than their siblings.

Sariaslan, A., Kääriälä, A., Pitkänen, J., Remes, H., Aaltonen, M., Hiilamo, H., … & Fazel, S. (2021). Long-term health and social outcomes in children and adolescents placed in out-of-home care. JAMA pediatrics, e214324-e214324.

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