How to Track Instability: Identifying Children who Re-enter Foster Care after Adoption or Guardianship

Provides guidance for child welfare agencies on how to track and analyze post-permanency instability specifically focusing on foster care re-entries among children who were previously adopted or placed in guardianship. This article emphasizes the importance of understanding post-permanency instability to improve services and outcomes for families. It covers such themes as the purpose of tracking, data-driven decision making and measurement approaches.