title: Out-of-home care in Denmark.
abstract: Paradoxically, Denmark has a large number of children in out-of-home care because it has a comprehensive child welfare system. Danish families turn to it for help, and under present social conditions of unemployment and family disruptions, the system is strained. This paper describes a large-scale, government-funded effort to improve the system's policies, programs, and flexible use of placement-treatment resources.
authors.affiliation: Danish National Institute of Social Research, Copenhagen.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark; D005196:Family Therapy; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011640:Public Policy