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Study of Fathers’ Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework
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Prepared under contract to ASPE, with funding from ACF
by:
Freya Sonenstein, Karin Malm, and Amy Billing
The Urban InstituteSubmitted to:
Federal Project Officer: Laura Feig Radel
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -
Fathers’ Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework: Literature Review
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Recent Trends in Children’s Living Arrangements
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Policy Shifts Encouraging More Father Involvement
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How do the trends in non-custodial fatherhood affect families served by child welfare agencies?
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What are the barriers to father involvement in case planning?
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What are the potential effects of father involvement in case planning?
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What promising practices are currently being implemented to identify, locate, and involve non-custodial fathers in child welfare cases?
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Summary and Conclusions
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References
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Appendix A. Annotated Bibliography
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Endnotes
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