A judicial-mental health partnership to heal young children in juvenile court

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-47

  Lederman, Cindy ^a   Osofsky, Joy D ^b,c  

^a 11th Circuit Juvenile Court ^*  (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; COURT; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTION; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; TODDLER;

EID: 55849152109     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20164     Document Type: Article

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