CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT ENTRY INTO FOSTER-CARE

Authors
OYSERMAN D BENBENISHTY R BENRABI D
Citation
D. Oyserman et al., CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT ENTRY INTO FOSTER-CARE, Child psychiatry and human development, 22(3), 1992, pp. 199-211
Citations number
17
Journal title
Child psychiatry and human development → ACNP
ISSN journal
0009398X
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
1992
Pages
199 - 211
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-398X(1992)22:3<199:COCATF>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This study provides an overview of children, their families, and their circumstances at the time that the child entered foster care in Israe l. Data regarding a representative sample of 800 children were collect ed as part of the ongoing operation of a clinical information system s et up for Israel's foster care service in 1988. Implications of our fi ndings for interventions are discussed.