Substance using parents, foster care, and termination of parental rights: The importance of risk factors for legal outcomes

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 639-649

  Meyer, Andrea S ^a   McWey, Lenore M ^a   McKendrick, Wachell ^a   Henderson, Tammy L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug use; Foster care; Termination of parental rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953541397     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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