Emotional well-being and mental health of looked after children in England

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-155

  McAuley, Colette ^a,b,c   Davis, Teresa ^c  

^a Child Well Being Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Social Work Studies ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children in care; Children's views; Effective interventions; Emotional well being; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849144312     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2009.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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