@article{ref1,
title="The social service divide: service availability and accessibility in rural versus urban counties and impact on child welfare outcomes",
journal="Child welfare",
year="2008",
author="Belanger, Kathleen and Stone, Warren",
volume="87",
number="4",
pages="101-124",
abstract="An empirical study of 75 counties in a state found that social services are more available and accessible in urban versus rural counties, signaling a need for public policy addressing service allocation. The study also found a relationship between the accessibility of intensive family preservation services and reentry into foster care, a child welfare outcome. Implications for achieving outcomes affecting safety, permanence, and well-being of children are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-4021",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}