What parents value from formal support services in the context of identified child abuse

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-261

  Hardy, Fotina ^a   Darlington, Yvonne ^b  

^a Fontina Hardy Consulting Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Family support; Parental perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350218526     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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