Non-infant adoption from care: Lessons for safeguarding children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 561-567

  Rees, Corinne A ^a   Selwyn, J ^b  

^a Tyndalls Park Children's Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adoption; Behaviour; Deprivation; Foster care; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOPTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67049159558     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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