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When children are removed from their families
Author(s) -
Fritz Gregory K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30214
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , foundation (evidence) , welfare , social welfare , psychology , political science , computer science , law , algorithm
On any given day, over 400,000 children and adolescents in the United States are removed from their families by social welfare agencies. Who cares for these children and where they live is remarkably variable from state to state. The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) tracks these data, and their publications shine needed light on policies that have a huge impact on this group of very vulnerable kids.