Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook by Villegas, Christina G.
Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook by Villegas, Christina G.

Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook

This resource provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the American foster care system. Areas of coverage...
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Author: Christina G. Villegas
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook by Villegas, Christina G.

Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook

$98.99
Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook by Villegas, Christina G.

Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook

$98.99
Author: Christina G. Villegas
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

This resource provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the American foster care system. Areas of coverage include the scaffolding of foster care systems in the various states (each of which operate their own unique systems through their social service agencies); conditions under which children are taken out of their families of origin and placed in foster care; the experiences of both young children and older teens in foster homes; challenges for foster children who age out of the system; and proposals to reform and improve foster care across the nation.

Geared for students, this book contains chapters devoted to the background and history of foster care in America; the systems's problems, controversies, and solutions; original essay contributions exploring various facets of the system; profiles of leading foster care activists and organizations; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and an annotated list of important books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources for further research. It closes with a detailed chronology, glossary of terms, and subject index.



Author: Christina G. Villegas
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 05/18/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.11h x 6.24w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781440874291


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2022 pg. 84

About the Author
Villegas, Christina G.: - Christina Villegas, PhD, is associate professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino.
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