From pariahs to partners : how parents and their allies changed New York City's child welfare system
Tobis, DavidAuthor
In the early 1990s 50,000 children were in New York City's foster care system. By 2011 there were fewer than 15,000. In his book, David Tobis shows how such radical change was driven largely by a movement of mothers whose children had been placed into foster care, who fought to become advocates and stakeholders in a system that had previously viewed them as part of the problem. This book serves as an example of how advocates can change a system, as told from the perspective of keyfigures change agents, and the parent advocates themselves.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
In the early 1990s 50,000 children were in New York City's foster care system. By 2011 there were fewer than 15,000. In his book, David Tobis shows how such radical change was driven largely by a movement of mothers whose children had been placed into foster care, who fought to become advocates and stakeholders in a system that had previously viewed them as part of the problem. This book serves as an example of how advocates can change a system, as told from the perspective of keyfigures change agents, and the parent advocates themselves.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr. 29, 2013).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Child welfare
Foster home care
Parent and child
Children
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Social Welfare & Social Work - General