Is the adoption and safe families act influencing child welfare outcomes for families with substance abuse issues?

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-19

  Rockhill, Anna ^a   Green, Beth L ^b   Furrer, Carrie ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NPC Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ASFA; Child welfare; Permanency; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845988035     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559506296139     Document Type: Article

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