Children with behavioral, non-behavioral, and multiple disabilities, and the risk of out-of-home placement disruption

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 956-964

  Helton, Jesse J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Kinship care; Placement disruption

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82655184142     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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