title: Prevention of placement: critical factors in program success.
abstract: Initial studies of home-based family counseling programs have demonstrated success in keeping children out of institutional placements: little is known, however, about the characteristics of families or children or service utilization that might predict program success. This study of families where placement was avoided and families where a child ended up in placement throws light on the issue.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York, Albany.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kagan
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Schlosberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012944:Social Support