Achieving permanence for older children and youth in foster care / edited by Benjamin Kerman, Madelyn Freundlich, and Anthony N. Maluccio.
Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, the essays in this volume show how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. Researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes fo...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, the essays in this volume show how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. Researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes for youth in foster care, how the existing knowledge base can be applied to improve these outcomes, and the directions that future research should take to strengthen youth permanence practice and policy. Part 1 examines child welfare data concerning reunification, adoption, and relative custod. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 401 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231519328 023151932X |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |