Identifying families with multiple problems: Possible responses from child and family social work to current policy developments

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 435-450

  Spratt, Trevor ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Investment state; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249122048     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm150     Document Type: Article

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