Caregiver support and child sexual abuse: Why does it matter?

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 97-103

  Malloy, Lindsay ^a   Lyon, Thomas D ^b,c  

^a UCI ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NOTE; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845961232     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v15n04_06     Document Type: Note

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