Foster home care is more cost-effective than shelter care: serious questions continue to be raised about the utility of group care in child welfare services.
Barth
Richard P
RP
Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599-3550, USA.
D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000191:economics*; D016352:Group Homes / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans