The story behind kinship care caseload dynamics: An analysis of AFCARS data, 2000-2003

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-451

  Vericker, Tracy ^a   Macomber, Jennifer ^a   Geen, Robert ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

Author keywords

AFCARS; Caseload; Kinship; National; Relative; State; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849100428     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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