Bartholet, Elizabeth. <br/><br/>
Nobody' s children  abuse and reglect, foster drift, and the adoption alternative 
Elizabeth Bartholet. 
 - Boston  Beacon Press  1999. 
 - viii, 304 p.  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references ( p. 245 - 291 ) and index. 
<br/><br/>The inherited tradition : parenting rights and state wrongs -- The politics -- Modern - day orphans -- Underintervention vs. overintervention --Traditional programs weather the storm -- " New " programs promote traditional ideas -- Intervening early with home visitation -- Taking adoption seriously -- Substance abuse -- Race, poverty, and hsitoric injustice. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child welfare--Goverment policy--United States.<br/>Kinship care--United States<br/>Adoption--United States.<br/>Foster home care--United States.<br/>Children--Instituional care--United States.<br/>Child abuse--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 741  / .B 315 1999