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Exploration of Child Welfare Systems’ Experiences with Custody Relinquishment

Publication Date
Authors
Laura Radel

This one-pager describes the research questions and objectives of a project exploring the use of custody relinquishment, or when children enter foster care primarily to obtain behavioral health or disability services. This brief provides an overview of a project to examine the prevalence and characteristics of children who have experienced custody relinquishment, as well as factors associated with it.

Product Type
Fact Sheet
Populations
Children | Parents | Youth | Caregivers | Families with Children
Location- & Geography-Based Data
National Data