Achieving Permanence for Older Children and Youth in Foster Care

by Anthony Maluccio, Madelyn Freundlich, Benjamin Kerman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231146892
• ISBN13: 9780231146890
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher