Developing collaborations between child welfare agencies and Latino communities.
Collaborative efforts to achieve permanency planning and family stability for all children in the child welfare system are increasing. As Latino children and families constitute the fastest growing ethnic group in the child welfare system, it is important to understand how to develop culturally sensitive collaborations with their communities. The purpose of this article is to suggest helpful guidelines for developing collaborations between child welfare agencies and Latino communities.
Rivera
Hilda P
HP
Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, USA.
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