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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 14-24 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	Mai 2009
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
ISBN:	9780231146890
EAN-Code:	9780231146890
Verlag:	Columbia University Press
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 229 mm / B 154 mm / D 21 mm
Gewicht:	570 gr
Seiten:	416
Illustration:	17 illus., 10 tables
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Inhalt:

Through a novel integration of child welfare data, policy analysis, and evidence-informed youth permanency practice, this text recommends how to achieve and sustain family permanence for older children and youth in foster care. The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 prompted practitioners and policymakers to achieve family permanence by reuniting children with family members, finding adoptive families, or achieving permanency with relatives through custody or guardianship. Improving the permanency outcomes of older youth, however, has presented a significant challenge. Growing numbers of youth "age out" of foster care without permanent families, and in response, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have become increasingly focused on pursuing proper services and support. In this volume, researchers examine what is known about permanency outcomes for youth in foster care, how the 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 and discusses their implications for practice and policy regarding reunification, adoption, and relative custody and guardianship for youth in foster care. Part 2 addresses law, regulation, court reform, and resource allocation as vital components in achieving and sustaining family permanence. Contributors propose new policy directions and examine the impact of policy change created by court reform. Part 3 outlines a range of practices designed to achieve family permanence for youth in foster care: preserving families through community-based services, reunification, adoption, and custody and guardianship arrangements with relatives. It pays close attention to data on these methods and suggests avenues for additional research.