Achieving permanency is a main goal of the child welfare system. To promote timely achievement of permanency, it is important to understand the determinants associated with permanency outcomes. This study aims to examine the length of time children spend in foster care and identify factors associated with achievement of permanency using administrative data from one state spanning a six-year timeframe and including a final sample of 1,874 children. Determinants associated with achievement of permanency were examined through multivariate survival analyses using Cox proportional hazards regression models. The median length of time in days to achieve permanency was: 188 for reunification, 505 for guardianship, and 932 for adoption. Race/ethnicity, age at removal, number of placement changes, number of siblings, having a removal family team decision meeting (FTDM), and placement type were significantly associated with achievement of permanency. Given the findings, this article proposes implications for practice and policy surrounding racial disproportionality, family engagement, kinship care, and placement stability.

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与户外安置儿童永久性相关的因素：生存分析。

实现永久性是儿童福利制度的主要目标。为了促进及时实现永久性，了解与永久性结果相关的决定因素非常重要。本研究旨在利用一个州跨越六年时间范围的行政数据（包括 1,874 名儿童的最终样本）来考察儿童在寄养家庭中度过的时间长度，并确定与实现永久居住相关的因素。使用 Cox 比例风险回归模型通过多变量生存分析检查与实现永久性相关的决定因素。实现永久性的中位时间为：团聚 188 天，监护 505 天，收养 932 天。种族/族裔、搬迁年龄、安置变更次数、兄弟姐妹数量、召开搬迁家庭团队决策会议 (FTDM) 以及安置类型与实现永久性显着相关。鉴于这些发现，本文提出了对种族不平等、家庭参与、亲属照顾和安置稳定性等实践和政策的影响。