Does substance abuse treatment make a difference for child welfare case outcomes? A statewide longitudinal analysis

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 460-473

  Green, Beth L ^a   Rockhill, Anna ^b   Furrer, Carrie ^a  

^a NPC Research   (United States)

^b Child Welfare Partnership ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare system; Substance abuse; Treatment services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947283432     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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