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1999
Abstract As the number of children in foster care increases and the number of potential foster families declines, more than thirty-one percent of all children in state custody are now being placed with extended family members who collect payment for their care.
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Abstract As the number of children in foster care increases and the number of potential foster families declines, more than thirty-one percent of all children in state custody are now being placed with extended family members who collect payment for their care.
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Child Abuse Review, 2004
AbstractKinship care is the fastest growing form of out‐of‐home care placement in Australia. It is now a more common form of placement than foster care in some Australian states and is the most common form of placement for Indigenous children nationally.
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AbstractKinship care is the fastest growing form of out‐of‐home care placement in Australia. It is now a more common form of placement than foster care in some Australian states and is the most common form of placement for Indigenous children nationally.
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School behavior of children in kinship care
Child Abuse & Neglect, 1994This paper is based on the first comprehensive study of the health and educational status of children in kinship care, an increasingly frequent arrangement where children are placed in the care of relatives, mostly following neglect or abuse. Questionnaires were completed by teachers of 75% of the 374 school-age children in kinship care in one city ...
H, Dubowitz, R J, Sawyer
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Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 1993
HOWARD DUBOWITZ +4 more
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HOWARD DUBOWITZ +4 more
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Behavior Problems of Children in Kinship Care
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 1993An increasing number of children needing out-of-home care are being placed with relatives. Despite this pervasive policy, there has been scant research on children in this arrangement called kinship care. The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the behavior of children in kinship care and (2) to identify predictors of their behavior.
H, Dubowitz +4 more
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Children and Youth Services Review, 2005
Abstract Whereas child welfare has championed efforts in kinship care practice, policy, and research, there is a growing need for other systems of care, specifically the school system, to improve the ways in which kinship care families are supported.
Anne Strozier +3 more
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Abstract Whereas child welfare has championed efforts in kinship care practice, policy, and research, there is a growing need for other systems of care, specifically the school system, to improve the ways in which kinship care families are supported.
Anne Strozier +3 more
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Journal of Social Service Research, 2001
Should kinship care be favored as a form of permanency in and of itself or should it be avoided as a barrier to more binding forms of legal permanency? This question is examined using data from Cook County, Illinois. The study uses event history methods to analyze placement histories for 1992-95 cohorts of 23,685 children and a 1994 matched, cross ...
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Should kinship care be favored as a form of permanency in and of itself or should it be avoided as a barrier to more binding forms of legal permanency? This question is examined using data from Cook County, Illinois. The study uses event history methods to analyze placement histories for 1992-95 cohorts of 23,685 children and a 1994 matched, cross ...
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THE CHALLENGES OF KINSHIP CARE
Children and Young People NowTKinship care is the most common type of care arrangement in the UK but many families are struggling. Jo Stephenson explores the issues and how support for kinship families can improve
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