Balancing the high personal costs and rewards in providing foster care: Experiences of non-related foster carers in Australia

Zoe Haysom, Aron Shlonsky and Bridget Hamilton

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 170, issue C

Abstract: Foster care is the preferred care option in nations such as Australia for children who cannot safely reside with their parents or within their family or community networks. Concerningly, all Western jurisdictions face chronic foster carer shortages and challenges in providing stable placements.

Keywords: Foster care; Foster carer retention; Foster carer experience; Placement stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108168

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