Helping maltreated children to find their Ibasho: Japanese perspectives on supporting the well-being of children in state care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-427

  Bamba, Sachiko ^a   Haight, Wendy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ibasho; Japanese; Maltreated children; State care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947226352     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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