Nonprofit agencies in public child welfare: Their role and involvement in policy advocacy

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 297-317

  Mosley, Jennifer E ^a   Ros, Alejandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Child welfare; Nonprofit organizations; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957622492     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2011.566789     Document Type: Article

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