What Canadian youth tell us about disclosing abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 699-708

  Ungar, Michael ^a   Tutty, Leslie M ^b   McConnell, Sheri ^c   Barter, Ken ^c   Fairholm, Judi ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Physical and sexual abuse; Violence prevention programming; Youth directed disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 73049109052     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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