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Emergency Care
In some jurisdictions, children removed from their birth families are first placed into an emergency care setting. This may be a shelter/group facility or a family setting designed to keep the children safe while assessing their needs and finding a more appropriate placement to meet their needs. Resources include State and local examples of emergency care programs.
Brief Encounters: Children in Shelter for 7 Days or Less
Wattenberg, Luke, & Cornelius
Children and Youth Services Review, 26(6), 2004
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Examines the circumstances of 1,306 children in Hennepin County, Minnesota, who were removed under urgent situations and placed for 7 days or less. Includes demographic profiles and exit information.
Crisis Child Care: An Intervention for At-Risk Families
Cowen
Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 21(3), 1998
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Describes parenting stress as the construct of measurement in a pilot crisis child care project in a rural Midwestern State.
Emergency Shelter Placement of Rural Children: Placement and Discharge Patterns
Van Hook
Children and Youth Services Review, 16(5-6), 1994
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Patterns associated with rural children being placed in emergency shelters and with their subsequent discharge from emergency shelter care.
Maternal Satisfaction Following Post-Shelter Family Reunification
Teare, Peterson, Authier, Schroeder, & Daly
Child and Youth Care Forum, 27(2), 1998
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Adolescent and family characteristics potentially associated with maternal satisfaction following reunification following a crisis shelter stay.
When Rescue Is Urgent: Children in Shelter Placement for Seven Days or Less (PDF - 248 KB)
Wattenberg, Luke, Cornelius, & Menke (2001)
Examined the characteristics of children placed in emergency shelters and reviewed the working relationship between police officers and child protection workers in these cases.
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State and local examples
The Christmas Box House: Developing a Best Practice Model for Emergency Shelter Care and Assessment
Liese, Anderson, & Evans
Journal of Family Social Work, 7(3), 2003
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The evolution, design, and implementation of the Christmas Box House, a new model for shelter care in the State of Utah, with an emphasis on the public-private partnerships that spurred its development.
Crisis Nurseries: Important Services in a System of Care for Families and Children
Cole, Wehrmann, Dewar, & Swinford
Children and Youth Services Review, 27(9), 2005
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Results of an evaluation of five crisis nurseries in Illinois from 2000 to 2003.
Emergency Child Care and Overnight Respite for Children From Birth to 5 Years of Age: Development of a Community-Based Crisis Nursery
Andrews, Bishop, & Sussman (1999)
In Children and Foster Care: A Guide for Professionals
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Describes the crisis nursery program developed by Youth Service, Inc. (YSI) in Philadelphia.
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