Placement of Children With Relatives

January 2018. https://www.childwelfare. gov/topics/systemwide/ laws-policies/state/. Placement of Children With Relatives. When a child is removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care, relatives are the preferred resource because this placement type maintains the child’s connections with his or her family. In fact, in order for states to receive federal payments for foster care and ... ................
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