Each year, child protective services receive reports of child abuse and neglect involving six million children, and many more go unreported. The long-term human

Social service agencies are facing the same expectations in quality management and outcomes as private companies, compelling staff members and researchers to pr

Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in 14 different foster homes. In this unforgettable memoir, the author recounts her years growing up in the foster c

This volume assembles important research on child neglect, kinship care, and the effects before, during, and after the employment of foster care. Concluding wit

This volume culls the most important and provocative research and policy analysis in the child welfare field and is an essential guide for understanding the bur