In whose best interest? A Canadian case study of the impact of child welfare policies in cases of domestic violence

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 275-290

  Alaggia, Ramona ^a   Jenney, Angelique ^b   Mazzuca, Josephine ^b   Redmond, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Child Development Institute Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Domestic violence; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648936971     PISSN: 14743310     EISSN: 14743329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhm018     Document Type: Article

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