Understanding extended involvement with the child welfare system

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1974-1981

  Simmel, Cassandra ^a   Morton, Cory ^a   Cucinotta, Guy ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Performance Management and Accountability   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents in foster care; Caregiver risk factors; Child risk factors; Child welfare dependents; Length of stay in out of home placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863872709     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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