Economics of Foster Care

Anthony Bald, Joseph J. Doyle, Max Gross and Brian Jacob

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Abstract: This paper describes tradeoffs in child welfare policy and provides background on the latest trends in foster care practice to highlight areas most in need of rigorous evidence, including efforts to prevent foster care on the demand side and to improve foster home recruitment on the supply side.

Keywords: child welfare; foster care; child maltreatment; Family First Prevention Services Act; child wellbeing; child abuse and neglect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
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