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Peer reviewedAbramson, Shareen – Child Welfare, 1991
Describes the Fresno Amicus Program, a program of volunteer, court-appointed advocates who assist in cases of abuse and neglect involving minority families. Also describes an outcome study of the program. In the amicus group, significantly fewer children were placed in long-term foster care than in the comparison group. Significantly more children…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
