Researched reasoning for relative contact

[rnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rolf Nilsson)]

Dear Colleagues,

I have been asked to provide (for a court action), some fundamental reasoning based on current research which explains or reasons why :

1	Children in CPS (foster-care) must / should have (safe) contact with relatives

2	Children in CPS (foster-care) must / should be placed (safely) with satisfactory / suitable caring relatives in preferance to fostercarers

I have 15 years experience in the field and I am a regular here on the .... BUT the question has stumped me in terms of recent research to base my usual frameworks on!!

Please help if you can.

Thank You in anticipation.

Rolf Nilsson
Department of Families, Queensland 
AUSTRALIA


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