Patterns of instability: Moves within the care system, their reasons, contexts and consequences

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1113-1118

  Ward, Harriet ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foster care; Out of home care; Placement disruption; Placement instability; Placements; Residential care

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249148530     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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