Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect: Does it really make a difference?

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-63

  Ainsworth, Frank ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Inter state comparison; Mandatory reporting; Non substantiation; Substantiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444237508     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2002.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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