A family support service for homeless children and parents: Users' perspectives and characteristics

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 327-335

  Tischler, Victoria ^a   Karim, Khalid ^b   Rustall, Sue ^c   Gregory, Peter ^b   Vostanis, Panos ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Domestic violence; Families; Family support service; Homeless; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 3042736374     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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