Children Exposed to the Arrest of a Family Member: Associations with Mental Health

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-224

  Roberts, Yvonne Humenay ^a   Snyder, Frank J ^a   Kaufman, Joy S ^a   Finley, Meghan K ^b   Griffin, Amy ^b   Anderson, Janet ^c   Marshall, Tim ^d   Radway, Susan ^e   Stack, Virginia ^f   Crusto, Cindy A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Prevention and Community Research   (United States)

^c Rhode Island Department of Children Youth and Families   (United States)

^d Connecticut Department of Children and Families ^*  (United States)

^e LEARN Regional Educational Center   (United States)

^f RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Development; Mental health; Trauma; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892477140     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9717-2     Document Type: Article

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