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Children's voices: ‘Home is where their heart is’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Jenny Higgins  and
Lynette Buoy
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Abstract

This paper discusses the negative effects on children who are placed in out-of-home care and the need for early intervention and support for families to enable children to remain at home.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 35 , Issue 2: SPECIAL ISSUE: Adoption, fostering, permanent care and beyond: Re-thinking policy and practice on out-of-home care for children in Australia , 2010 , pp. 18 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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