Hurdling the artificial fence between child welfare and the community: Engaging community partners to address disproportionality

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 464-482

  Rycraft, Joan R ^a   Dettlaff, Alan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Child welfare; Community engagement; Disproportionality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949347649     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420903300025     Document Type: Article

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