Revisiting children 'home on trial' in the context of current concerns about the costs and effectiveness of the looked-after children system: Findings from an exploratory study

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 380-389

  Broadhurst, Karen ^a,c   Pendleton, Tamara ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Blackpool Council Technical Services   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care proceedings; Discharge; Diversion; Fathers; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848922524     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2007.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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