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Support, timelines and hard decisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Cas O’Neill*
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Melbourne, Email: [email protected]

Abstract

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Type
Permanent family placement for children unable to live with their birth families: Challenges and controversies
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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