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.
Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599-3550, USA.
Richard P
RP
Barth
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