Demographic profiles of children reported to the child welfare system

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-110

  Simmel, Cassandra ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare reports; Children's mental health; Developmental comparisons; Gender differences; Maltreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951999760     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2011.542728     Document Type: Article

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