Canadian child welfare outcomes indicator matrix: An ecological approach to tracking service outcomes

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 165-190

  Trocmé, Nico ^a   Maclaurin, Bruce ^a   Fallon, Barbara ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Child functioning; Continuity; Evaluation; Permanence; Preservation; Protection; Safety; Support

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAW; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033803866     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v04n01_08     Document Type: Article

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