Expanding early childhood mental health consultation to new venues: Serving infants and young children in domestic violence and homeless shelters

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-293

  Brinamen, Charles F ^a   Taranta, Adriana N ^a   Johnston, Kadija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84861010119     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21338     Document Type: Article

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