What is one possible outcome of effective family preservation services?

Effective family preservation services are designed to support families in crisis and aim to keep children safely in their homes whenever possible. One significant outcome of these services is a reduction in child placement outside the home. By providing resources, interventions, and support to families, these services address the factors that may lead to potential neglect or abuse.

When families receive appropriate help, they can often resolve underlying issues—such as substance abuse, mental health problems, or financial instability—thus reducing the necessity for foster care placements. This outcome not only benefits the child, who remains in a familiar environment, but also strengthens family bonds by emphasizing the preservation of the family unit.

It's important to understand the broader context here; the other options suggest negative trends in family interventions. Increased parental rights revocation and higher foster care placements directly contradict the goals of family preservation. Meanwhile, while less involvement of law enforcement can be a positive consequence of reduced family crises, it doesn’t directly relate to the overarching aim of keeping children out of the foster system. Therefore, the focus of effective family preservation services is rightly on minimizing the necessity for out-of-home placements.