A review of how states are addressing placement stability

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 369-378

  Blakey, Joan M ^a   Leathers, Sonya J ^b   Lawler, Michelle ^b   Washington, Tyreasa ^c   Natschke, Chiralaine ^b   Strand, Tonya ^b   Walton, Quenette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

CFSR; Placement disruption; Placement moves; Placement stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855908334     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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