title: Siblings in foster care: success and failure.
abstract: This article reports on a retrospective study of 59 joint placements of siblings in foster homes, involving a total of 137 children. An overall picture is presented of the agencies' considerations in making these placements. The number of prematurely terminated placements in this group amounted to 14 (23.7%). Several factors that appear related to premature termination are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Leiden, Dept. of Child Psychiatry, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boer
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Spiering
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002669:Child Welfare; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012947:Social Work