Foster care for young children: Why it must be developmentally informed

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1199-1201

  Zeanah, Charles H ^a   Shauffer, Carole ^b   Dozier, Mary ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Youth Law Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FOSTER CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 81855189641     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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