Beyond risk factors: Towards a holistic prevention paradigm for children and young people

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1192-1210

  France, Alan ^a   Freiberg, Kate ^b   Homel, Ross ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; Prevention; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955206098     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq010     Document Type: Article

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