Characteristics of children and their families at entry into foster care.
This study provides an overview of children, their families, and their circumstances at the time that the child entered foster care in Israel. Data regarding a representative sample of 800 children were collected as part of the ongoing operation of a clinical information system set up for Israel's foster care service in 1988. Implications of our findings for interventions are discussed.
Oyserman
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Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, MI 48202.
Benbenishty
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Ben-Rabi
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007256:Information Systems; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012737:Sex Factors