Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and indexes.
Contents:
Understanding pathways to permanency -- Growth in child abuse reports and child welfare services caseloads -- From child abuse report to child welfare services -- Rethinking and researching length of stay in foster care -- Reunification from kinship and nonkinship foster care -- Factors associated with entrance to group care -- Time to adoption -- Specialized foster care: a home for children with special needs -- Kinship care: rights and responsibilities, services and standards -- Group care for children -- Similarities and differences in the characteristics of children in out-of- home care -- Trends and recommendations for the next decade.
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