Social networks and informal social support in protecting children from abuse and neglect: Community ties and supports promote children's safety

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue S, 2013, Pages 8-16

  Spilsbury, James C ^a   Korbin, Jill E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Community; Informal social support; Neighborhood; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SAFETY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMAL SOCIAL SUPPORT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NOTE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84890563260     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.027     Document Type: Note

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