From Pariahs to Partners: How parents and their allies changed New York City's child welfare system

From Pariahs to Partners: How Parents and their Allies Changed New York City's Child Welfare System

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-304

  Tobis, David ^a  

^a Fund for Social Change ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Foster care; New York City; Organizing; Parent advocates; Parents; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939498864     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195099881.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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