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Author	Tobis, David, 1944-
Title	From pariahs to partners : how parents and their allies changed New York City's child welfare system / David Tobis.
Publication Info.	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 3	362.7 T	IN LIBRARY

Description	xxxv, 250 pages : illustrations, chart ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index.
Contents	New York's child welfare system before the reforms -- Parents change -- Tilling the soil : the groundwork for parent activism -- Parents find their voice : the child welfare organization project -- Other New York City parent-led grassroots organizations -- Parent participation across the country -- What improved, what hasn't and what's beginning to slip -- Conclusions.
Subject	Child welfare -- New York (State) -- New York.
	Foster home care -- New York (State) -- New York.
	Parent and child -- New York (State) -- New York.
	Children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
Added Title	How parents and their allies changed New York City's child welfare system
ISBN	9780195099881 (hardcover : alk. paper)
	0195099885 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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