Foster children with an incarcerated parent: Predictors of reunification

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1320-1334

  Hayward, R Anna ^a   DePanfilis, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster children; Incarcerated parents; Out of home care; Reunification

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548188068     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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