Children, families, and foster care.
Contributors: Bass, Sandra.; Center for the Future of Children.; David & Lucile Packard Foundation.
Series: The future of children -- v. 14, no. 1, 2004.; Future of children -- v. 14, no. 1.
Publisher: David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Los Altos, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Foster children -- United States; Foster home care -- United States; Adoption -- United States
Notes: Cover title.

Issue editor: Sandra Bass--P. [2] of cover.

"Winter 2004."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Children, families, and foster care: analysis and recommendations / Sandra Bass, Margie K. Shields, and Richard E. Behrman; title: Safety and stability for foster children: a developmental perspective / Brenda Jones Harden; title: Safety and stability for foster children: the policy context / MaryLee Allen and Mary Bissell; title: Meeting the challenges of contemporary foster care / Sandra Stukes Chipungu and Tricia B. Bent-Goodley; title: Family reunification / Fred Wulczyn; title: When children cannot return home: adoption and guardianship / Mark F. Testa; title: The evolution of kinship care policy and practice / Rob Geen; title: Providing better opportunities for older children in the child welfare system / Ruth Massinga and Peter J. Pecora; title: Five commentaries: looking to the future / Susan H. Badeau ... [et al.]