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Record Nr.

UNINA9910696480203321

Titolo

Youth with disabilities in the foster care system [[electronic resource] ] : barriers to success and proposed policy solutions / / National Council on Disability

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : National Council on Disability, , 2008

Descrizione fisica

188 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Youth with disabilities - Services for - United States

Youth with disabilities - Education - United States

Children - Institutional care - United States

Foster home care - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 27, 2008).

"Publication date: February 26, 2008."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

"The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, primarily at the federal and state levels, with information about youth with disabilities in foster care, so that policymakers can begin to understand the characteristics of this population ... and how the complex array of existing programs and services could be better designed to improve these outcomes."