Family violence - An Australian Indigenous community tells its story

International Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Cheers, Brian ^a   Binell, Margaret ^b   Coleman, Heather ^c   Gentle, Ian ^a   Miller, Grace ^b   Taylor, Judy ^a   Weetra, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Weena Mooga Gu Gudba   (Australia)

^c Tjutjunaku Worka Tjuta Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Australia; Community; Family violence; Indigenous; Remote

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944446753     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806059401     Document Type: Article

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