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It Takes an 'Ohana

Hawaii's Foster Care Resource

Forced Separations and Forced Reunions in the Foster Care System

From page 38:

“The longer a child has been cared for in a safe, nurturing relationship, the more compelling the reasons would have to be to remove him or her from a postive environment (whoever is the caregiver) to return to another caregiver; to do so would undermine the infant’s rights to securtiy, self-esteem, and the capacity for intimacy.

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