Evaluating child welfare policies with decision-analytic simulation models

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 466-477

  Goldhaber Fiebert, Jeremy D ^a   Bailey, Stephanie L ^a   Hurlburt, Michael S ^b   Zhang, Jinjin ^c   Snowden, Lonnie R ^d   Wulczyn, Fred ^e   Landsverk, John ^c   Horwitz, Sarah M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child Welfare; Computer simulation; Evidence based practice; Foster home care; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84869227686     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-011-0370-z     Document Type: Article

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