Informal Social Support Interventions and Their Role in Violence Prevention: An Agenda for Future Evaluation

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 341-355

  Budde, Stephen ^a,b   Schene, Patricia ^c  

^a Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

^b Sch of Social Serv Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Evaluation; Social support; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1142290640     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503261157     Document Type: Article

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