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This study provides an overview of children, their families, and their circumstances at the time that the child entered foster care in Israel. Data regarding a representative sample of 800 children were collected as part of the ongoing operation of a clinical information system set up for Israel's foster care service in 1988. Implications of our findings for interventions are discussed.
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Oyserman, D., Benbenishty, R. & Ben-Rabi, D. Characteristics of children and their families at entry into foster care. Child Psych Hum Dev 22, 199–211 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00705892
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