Caseworker-perceived caregiver substance abuse and child protective services outcomes

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-210

  Berger, Lawrence M ^a   Slack, Kristen S ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^b   Bruch, Sarah K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protective services; Child welfare system; National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well Being; Parental substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77954850924     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559510368305     Document Type: Article

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