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Siblings in out-of-home care: Time to rethink?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Frank Ainsworth  and
Anthony N. Maluccio
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Abstract

Following a review of the literature on siblings in out-of-home care in the US and the UK, this article discusses the importance of placing siblings together, the challenges faced by agencies when caring for sibling groups, and the need to rethink sibling care in Australia and create a new service structure.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , 2002 , pp. 4 - 8
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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