The Children's Bureau's Vision for the Future of Child Welfare

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 550-567

  Mitchell, Linda ^a   Walters, Randi ^a   Thomas, Miranda Lynch ^a   Denniston, John ^a   McIntosh, Heidi ^a   Brodowski, Melissa ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse prevention; child welfare workforce; public child welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866692203     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2012.715267     Document Type: Article

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