Bridge over troubled water: Using implementation science to facilitate effective services in child welfare

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 753-756

  Mildon, Robyn ^a   Shlonsky, Aron ^b  

^a Parenting Research Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child welfare; Evidence based practice; Implementation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80053613130     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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