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
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.05.001
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
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