Contemporary issues in child welfare

Examines a broad range of child welfare policies impacting native children and their families in the U.S. and Canada, including foster care, child protection, adoption, services to keep families together and supporting data. Most chapters contain a separate section for each jurisdiction (Canada and the US) written by a different author(s). An appendix includes a timeline for each country detailing major policy development of child welfare policies related to native children. Contains author biographies and an index.