Research & Development Committee-Sponsored Projects
Title	Formal Kinship Care versus Informal Care: Characteristics and Service Needs of Grandparent-Headed Households Implications for Collaboration and Risk Prevention
Principal Investigator(s):	Catherine Goodman, Eileen Mayers Pasztor, and Marilyn Potts
School:	CSU, Long Beach
Project Goal:	To identify risk-factors related to continued or potential DCFS involvement and to explore areas of collaboration and challenges between grandparent caregivers and DCFS social workers.
Project Duration:	2 years
Project Status:	Completed
Project Outcomes:	A curriculum on collaboration and challenges between grandparent caregivers and DCFS social workers.