Over the past 25 years, kinship care placements have risen dramatically, such that when a
child enters into care, child welfare agencies must first attempt to identify safe living …

For over two decades, practitioners, advocates, and scholars involved with the US child
welfare system have engaged in coordinated efforts to increase the number of foster youth …

Using both historical and contemporary contexts, The Child Welfare Challenge examines
major policy practice and research issues as they jointly shape child welfare practice and its …

Children in foster care are at risk for behavioral and emotional problems that require higher
levels of care than other children. To meet these needs and reduce placement disruptions …

Across Europe young people in public care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary
education than those who have not been in care. This book provides a comprehensive …

Compared with other types of out-of-home care, kinship care is cheap, and offers the child a
more familiar environment. However, little is known about the causal effect of kinship care on …

Background For children who are not reunified with their biological family members, the
child welfare system promotes legal permanence through adoption or guardianship. The …

Foster care reentry is an important factor for evaluating the overall success of permanency.
Rates of reentry are typically only measured for 12-months and are often evaluated only for …

When a child must be removed from the family home, placement with a relative is often
sought because kinship care is the least restrictive and most family-like out-of-home …

Adoption and guardianship are meant to provide permanency to foster children when
reunification is not a viable option. Unfortunately, sometimes adoption and guardianship …