Balancing permanency and stability for youth in foster care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 619-625

  Stott, Tonia ^a   Gustavsson, Nora ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging out; Foster care; Foster care youth; Permanency planning; Placement stability; Relational permanence

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949120792     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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