Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-376) and indexes.
Contents
Development of the system -- Child welfare reform through research and demonstration: permanency planning -- The changing social portrait of families -- The transformation of child welfare into children's protective services -- Decision-making in child welfare: linchpin of the residual model -- Dealing with child abuse, the red herring of child welfare -- The economic condition of children -- Programs and policies for achieving income equity for children -- The underlying problem of child welfare: families that are not economically self-supporting --
Developing a child's future security account program -- A vision for the future.