Policy challenges for child welfare in the new century

Child Welfare

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-27

  McGowan, Brenda G ^a   Walsh, Elaine M ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033631289     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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