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Peer reviewedAuClaire, Philip; Schwartz, Ira M. – Children Today, 1987
Presents an overview of an evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of family-centered home-based services as implemented within the Child Welfare Division of Hennepin County, Minnesota Community Services Department, which worked with families of an adolescent who had been approved for out-of-home placement. (BB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Family Programs, Placement
Peer reviewedTen Broeck, Elsa – Children Today, 1981
Describes services and operation of the Family Protection Act Unit in San Mateo County, California. After three years, the number of children receiving financial aid in foster care decreased by 33 percent and the number of children placed in institutions decreased by 40 percent, while guardianships and adoptions increased by 16 and 25 percent,…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Foster Homes
