Out of harm's way : creating an effective child welfare system / Richard J. Gelles.
ISBN:
9780190618025
Title:
Out of harm's way : creating an effective child welfare system / Richard J. Gelles.
Author:
Gelles, Richard J., author.
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 186 pages)
Contents:
Introduction: Child welfare is not brain surgery; it's much more difficult -- Part 1: Tragedy and its aftermath. In an ideal world ; In the real world ; System reform: rounding up the usual suspects, lawsuits, and policy changes -- Part 2: Centers of gravity. Who is the client? ; Portals, gates, and decisions ; Follow the money: the perverse incentive of federal foster care funding ; Aging out ; It takes a village -- Appendix: Federal Child Welfare Legislation.
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Electronic Resources
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]