Trends and Issues in the U.S. Child Welfare System

Child Protection Systems: International Trends and Orientations

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Berrick, Jill Duerr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural and community continuity; Family centered services; Federal laws; Maltreatment; Permanency; Regulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856640506     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199793358.003.0002     Document Type: Chapter

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