Jill Duerr Berrick|Richard P. Barth|Barbara Needell
A comparison of kinship foster homes and foster family homes: Implications for kinship foster care as family preservation
University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley
recent years child welfare caseloads expanded rapidly increasing numbers children placed kin much current discussion surrounding kinship foster care stems rapid growth paucity information placement type compared knowledge forms foster care study reported provides information kinship foster care foster family care focusing demographic characteristics providers services providers receive children served care issues visitation birth parents study highlights marked differences providers services receive policy practice considerations development field also offered