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State Guardianship: A Look at Youth in Hennepin County
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Doran, Kimberly Shannon |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Abstract | This study is an explorative evaluation of the placement status and identifying characteristics of youth under state guardianship in Hennepin County, Minnesota A survey desxgn was used to ascertain information about youth ages 0-17 eligible for adoption in Hennepin County from January 1 1994 and December 31 1995 The information was provided by the Hennepin County Adoptions Unit Data resulting from this study did not answer the prxmary research question regarding the placement status of youth awaiting adoption in the age category of interest results revealed that twelve percent were adopted Study The research provides identifying characteristics about the youth regarding age, race and sibling group status Based on the results of this study there appears to be a need for socxal workers to advocate on behalf of youth awaiting adoptive placements specifically for children of color and those in sibling groups |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://idun.augsburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1201&context=etd |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
