TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The social service divide: service availability and accessibility in rural versus urban counties and impact on child welfare outcomes
JO  - Child welfare
A1  - Belanger, Kathleen
A1  - Stone, Warren
SP  - 101
EP  - 124
VL  - 87
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-4021
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -