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Direct linkHarris, Marian S.; Skyles, Ada – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
To highlight the individual and systemic practices that perpetuate the overuse of and reliance on kinship care and instead emphasize family reunification as the permanency plan for African American children in the child welfare system, the authors first discuss how kinship care is affected by federal child welfare policy and provide a historical…
Descriptors: African American Children, Child Welfare, Family Relationship, Foster Care
