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Preventing Foster Care or Shifting the Burden? The Urgent Need to Develop a Shared Understanding of Nonparental Family Types and the Child Welfare System’s Role in Kinship Family Formation

Kinship

2023

11-50 pages

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Dr. Ali Caliendo, Ph.D.

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Discusses the challenges children living with nonparental care households in the United States face, emphasizing the need for a more accurate understanding of their well-being. The article can be found on pages 59-76

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