Was passiert, wenn eine Familie nicht (mehr) in der Lage ist, ihre Kinder adäquat zu versorgen? Die Jugendwohlfahrt muss darauf reagieren und Kinder gegebenenfalls in dafür vorgesehenen Einrichtungen fremd unterbringen. Das Ziel dieser Fremdunterbringung ist es, das Wohl der Kinder sicher zu...

This study investigates effects of welfare reform in the U.S., a major policy shift that increased employment of low-income mothers and reliance on their own earnings instead of cash assistance through the welfare system, on the quality of the home environments they provide for their...

Understanding the causal impacts of taking youth on the margins of risk into foster care is an element of the evidence-base on which policy development for this crucial function of government relies. Yet, there is little research looking at these causal impacts; neither is there much empirical...