The meaning of permanency in child welfare: Multiple stakeholder perspectives

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 741-760

  Freundlich, Madelyn ^a   Avery, Rosemary Jane ^b   Munson, Sara ^a   Gerstenzang, Sarah ^a  

^a Children's Rights   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Participatory action design; Permanency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646567174     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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