Local Authority and Voluntary Adoption Agencies’ Arrangements for Supporting Adoptive Families: A Survey of UK Practice

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 51-60

  Rushton, Alan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adoption agencies; adoption and service provision; adoption and support; joined up services; service development

Indexed keywords

EID: 18944385828     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590302700309     Document Type: Article

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