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What the research tells us: Permanency planning, adoption and foster care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Judy Cashmore
Judy Cashmore*
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Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Email: judycash@nsw.bigpond.net.au
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Permanent family placement for children unable to live with their birth families: Challenges and controversies
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Children Australia , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , 2000 , pp. 17 - 22
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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