Permanency Planning Options for Children in Formal Kinship Care.

Testa, Mark F.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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Permanency Planning Options for Children in Formal Kinship Care.

Testa, Mark F.; And Others

Child Welfare, n75 n5 p451-70 Sep-Oct 1996

Describes efforts in Illinois to improve permanency outcomes for children in formal kinship care: the state developed Delegated Relative Authority (DRA) status for children in stable family foster care with relatives while maintaining state support in situations where adoption was unlikely. Presents findings from 1,116 feasibility assessments. (SD)

Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Custody, Child Rearing, Child Support, Child Welfare, Children, Family Involvement, Family Relationship, Family Structure, Foster Care, Foster Children, Foster Family, Kinship, Policy Formation

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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