title: Enhanced services and stipends for foster parents: effects on retention rates and outcomes for children.
abstract: Current national trends show that although the number of available foster homes is shrinking, the number of children and adolescents being cared for in the family foster care system is growing. This study demonstrates the significant benefits to both foster parents and the children in their care of providing enhanced services and stipends to foster parents.
authors.affiliation: Treatment Foster Care Programs, Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreland
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009922:Oregon; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012944:Social Support