A national study of male involvement among families in contact with the child welfare system

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-262

  Bellamy, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Family relationships; Men; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69649100331     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559508326288     Document Type: Article

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