title: Crisis placement.
abstract: This article reviews some factors that influence the crisis placements of high-risk children, and describes an intervention designed to ensure safety and permanence for children, by supporting biological and kinship families, preventing unwarranted family disruption, and reducing the need for multiple placements. Some of the barriers to thoughtful risk-taking and decision-making in child protective service systems are discussed and the importance of collaboration among child protection, health, and mental health professionals is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adnopoz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000639:trends; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D003237:Connecticut; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008875:Middle Aged; D011050:Policy Making; D011368:Professional-Family Relations