The implementation of families first in the Netherlands: A one year follow-up

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-244

  Veerman, Jan W ^a   De Kemp, Raymond A T ^a   Ten Brink, L Tjeerd ^b   Slot, N Wim ^c   Scholte, Evert M ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b National Police Agency   (Netherlands)

^c PI Research Ltd   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Families First; Family preservation; Follow up; Out of home placement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037356188     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021456630670     Document Type: Article

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