Examining the impact of the family violence option on women's efforts to leave welfare

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-153

  Hetling, Andrea ^a,b   Born, Catherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Employment; Family Violence Option; Welfare receipt

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444399667     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731504272908     Document Type: Article

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