When children cannot remain home: Foster family care and kinship care

Future of Children

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-87

  Berrick, Jill Duerr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

EID: 0031753137     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1602629     Document Type: Review

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