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Title

Diversion and Kinship Care: A Collaborative Approach Between Child Welfare Services and NYS's Kinship Navigator

Authors

Gerard William Wallace, University at Albany, State University of New York
Eunju Lee, University at Albany, State University of New York

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2013

DOI

10.1080/10522158.2013.834281

Abstract

This article suggests that kin are engaged as a resource by local departments of social services and diverted into informal kinship care, outside of foster care, and that these families often are not connected to services. The authors offer a procedure for insuring that kin who are diverted are connected to kinship navigators and direct services.

Recommended Citation

Wallace, G. & Lee, E. (2013). Diversion and kinship care: A collaborative approach between child welfare services and NYS's Kinship Navigator. Journal of Family Social Work, 16(5), 418-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2013.834281