Child wellbeing and protection concerns and the response of the alcohol and other drugs sector in Australia

Advances in Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-71

  Battams, Samantha ^a   Roche, Ann ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol and other drugs; Child welfare; Children; Collaboration; Intersectoral; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862851092     PISSN: 18387357     EISSN: 18374905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jamh.2011.10.1.62     Document Type: Article

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