Should child protection services respond differently to maltreatment, risk of maltreatment, and risk of harm?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 236-239

  Fallon, Barbara ^a   Trocmé, Nico ^b   MacLaurin, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child protection; Child welfare; Incidence; Risk of maltreatment; Substantial risk of harm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTH AMERICA; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955890170     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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