Help-seeking by foster-carers for their 'looked after' children: The role of mental health literacy and treatment attitudes

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1335-1352

  Bonfield, Siobain ^a   Collins, Suzanne ^a   Guishard Pine, Jeune ^a   Langdon, Peter E ^b  

^a National Institute for Health Research ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'looked after' children; CAMHS; care pathways; foster carers; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955010407     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp050     Document Type: Article

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