‘Talking to My Mum’: Developing Communication Between Mothers and Children in the Aftermath of Domestic Violence

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-63

  Humphreys, Cathy ^a   Mullender, Audrey ^a   Thiara, Ravi ^a   Skamballis, Agnes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child abuse; child protection; domestic violence; mother child relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248608198     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017306062223     Document Type: Article

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