Nelson K M
Minnesota Human Service Associates, St. Paul.
Child Welfare. 1992 Nov-Dec;71(6):575-84.
Children should not be placed in out-of-home care simply because their families lack the means to provide for their basic needs, yet this practice continues nationwide. A new program based in St. Paul, MN, gives county social service departments the placement option of whole-family foster care. The target population is adult parents and minor children without stable residences, where the children are at risk of placement in out-of-home care. Although the parents and children may have special needs, there are no safety risks that would necessitate separating children and parents. The program's design is described and policy questions discussed.
儿童不应仅仅因为其家庭缺乏满足其基本需求的经济能力就被安置到家庭外照顾机构，但这种做法在全国范围内仍在继续。明尼苏达州圣保罗市的一个新项目为县社会服务部门提供了全家庭寄养的安置选择。目标人群是没有稳定住所的成年父母和未成年子女，这些儿童面临被安置到家庭外照顾机构的风险。尽管父母和孩子可能有特殊需求，但不存在需要将孩子与父母分开的安全风险。本文描述了该项目的设计并讨论了政策问题。
