Children lost within the foster care system: Can wraparound service strategies improve placement outcomes?

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-54

  Clark, Hewitt B ^a,b   Lee, Barbara ^a   Prange, Mark E ^a   McDonald, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family centered intensive case management; Foster care; Individualized services; Mental health; Wraparound processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002251109     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02234677     Document Type: Article

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