Collaborate with caution: Protecting children, helping mothers

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 412-425

  Davies, Linda ^a   Krane, Julia ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child protection; Domestic violence; Mother blame; Shelters; Women

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; SHELTER; SOCIAL POLICY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33645539237     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306062592     Document Type: Review

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