Domestic violence and kinship care: Connecting policy with practice

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 65-83

  Bent Goodley, Tricia B ^a   Brade, Kesslyn ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Health; Kinship care policy

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH CARE; KINSHIP; VIOLENCE;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; ADOPTION; CHILD WELFARE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; POLICY;

ADOPTION; CHILD WELFARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 34548677927     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: 15404064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v22n03_05     Document Type: Review

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