Retrenchment and restructuring: Family support and children's services reform under the coalition

Journal of Children's Services

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 209-222

  Churchill, Harriet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austerity; Child poverty; Child well being; Children; Children's services; Early intervention; Family; Family policy; Family services; Family support; The social investment state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883422281     PISSN: 17466660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JCS-05-2013-0020     Document Type: Article

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