Child welfare in the United States: Policy, practice and innovations in service delivery

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 297-307

  Brooks, D ^a   Webster, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Family maintenance; Out of home care; Permanence planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006146299     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2397.00096     Document Type: Article

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