Trouble on the journey home: Reunification failures in foster care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-274

  Miller, Keith A ^a   Fisher, Philip A ^a   Fetrow, Becky ^a   Jordan, Kathy ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Foster children; Reunification failures

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344468794     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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