Children in foster care - Five years on

dc.contributor.authorDelfabbro, P.
dc.contributor.authorKing, D.
dc.contributor.authorBarber, J.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the findings of the South Australian longitudinal study and the extent to which findings are borne out in subsequent national and international research. Included in this paper is an analysis of several issues in out-of-home care, including the disparity between child and carer numbers, the nature and effects of placement instability, the complexity of child behaviour and family contact. Using some recent findings of the ongoing National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW) study in the United States, the paper shows how many of the South Australian findings have been also borne out in other studies with larger sample sizes and more sophisticated measures. These comparisons suggest that the out-of-home care experiences of children living in both countries may share many similarities. Findings obtained in either country may be more easily translated to inform policy and practice internationally than has been previously thought.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPaul Delfabbro, Daniel King and James Barber
dc.identifier.citationChildren Australia, 2010; 35(1):22-30
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1035077200000936
dc.identifier.issn1035-0772
dc.identifier.issn2049-7776
dc.identifier.orcidDelfabbro, P. [0000-0002-0466-5611]
dc.identifier.orcidKing, D. [0000-0002-1762-2581]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/63770
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOz Child - Children Australia
dc.rightsCopyright status unknown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200000936
dc.titleChildren in foster care - Five years on
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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