The efficacy of family support and family preservation services on reducing child abuse and neglect: What the literature reveals

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-94

  O'Reilly, Rebecca ^a   Wilkes, Lesley ^a   Luck, Lauretta ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child neglect; Child protection; Family centred care

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVALUATION; FAMILY THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77950366395     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509347114     Document Type: Article

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