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A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation

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A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation. / McCartan, Claire; Bunting, Lisa; Bywaters, Paul et al.
In: Social Policy and Society, Vol. 17, No. 4, 31.10.2018, p. 619-635.

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McCartan, C, Bunting, L, Bywaters, P, Davidson, G, Elliott, M & Hooper, JE 2018, 'A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation', Social Policy and Society, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 619-635. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746418000179

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McCartan, C., Bunting, L., Bywaters, P., Davidson, G., Elliott, M., & Hooper, J. E. (2018). A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation. Social Policy and Society, 17(4), 619-635. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746418000179

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McCartan C, Bunting L, Bywaters P, Davidson G, Elliott M, Hooper JE. A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation. Social Policy and Society. 2018 Oct 31;17(4):619-635. Epub 2018 Jul 6. doi: 10.1017/S1474746418000179

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McCartan, Claire ; Bunting, Lisa ; Bywaters, Paul et al. / A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK : The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation. In: Social Policy and Society. 2018 ; Vol. 17, No. 4. pp. 619-635.

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title = "A Four-Nation Comparison of Kinship Care in the UK: The Relationship between Formal Kinship Care and Deprivation",
abstract = "The practice of extended family and friends helping to care for children when their parents are unable to is an enduring tradition in many cultures. Kinship care provides the largest proportion of out of home care in Western society but many of these carers experience poverty and deprivation, and do not receive comparable levels of support, financial or professional, to other placement types. This study provides UK evidence for the relationship between kinship care and deprivation and examines how the welfare state frames kinship care in policy and practice.",
author = "Claire McCartan and Lisa Bunting and Paul Bywaters and Gavin Davidson and Martin Elliott and Hooper, {Jade Elizabeth}",
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