Can Stability in Out-of-Home Care Be Improved? An Analysis of Unplanned and Planned Placement Changes in Foster Care

Children Australia

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 74-80

  Tregeagle, Susan ^a   Hamill, Rosemary ^a  

^a Barnardos   (Australia)

Author keywords

instability; placement breakdown; restoration; specialised fostering; stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925411168     PISSN: 10350772     EISSN: 20497776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1035077200907703     Document Type: Article

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