TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Hope for the children: a community-based approach to supporting families who adopt children with special needs
JO  - Child welfare
A1  - Kramer, Larry
A1  - Houston, D.
SP  - 611
EP  - 635
VL  - 78
IS  - 5
N2  - This study explored the need for and use of support by preadoptive families of children with special needs in the Hope for the Children program. The families live in a community alongside other foster and adoptive parents, senior citizen volunteers, tutors, therapists, mentors, and family advocates, and receive extensive community supports. Descriptive results from the study provide a basis for recommendations about the use of coordinated service delivery systems to promote adoption success.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-4021
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -