Gender and the politics of service provision for adults with a history of childhood sexual abuse

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 467-479

  Hooper, Carol Ann ^a   Warwick, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult survivors; Child sexual abuse; Gender; Mental health services; Voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; GENDER; MENTAL HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 33645547015     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306062596     Document Type: Review

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