Caregiver mental health, neighborhood, and social network influences on mental health needs among African American Children

Social Work Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-88

  Lindsey, Michael A ^a   Browne, Dorothy C ^b   Thompson, Richard ^c   Hawley, Kristin M ^d   Graham, J Christopher ^e   Weisbart, Cindy ^f   Harrington, Donna ^a   Kotch, Jonathan B ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

African American children; Child maltreatment; Child neglect; Mental health; Social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249099326     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/32.2.79     Document Type: Article

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