Including the socially excluded: The impact of government policy on vulnerable families and children in need

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-207

  Buchanan, Ann ^a,b,c  

^a Centre for Research into Parenting and Children   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Social Studies ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children in need; Family policy; Social exclusion; Vulnerable families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947126080     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl013     Document Type: Review

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