Why should child welfare pay more attention to emotional maltreatment?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-63

  English, Diana ^a   Thompson, Richard ^b   White, Catherine Roller ^a   Wilson, Dee ^a  

^a Richard H Calica Center for Innovation in Children and Family Services Juvenile Protective Association ^*  (United States)

^b Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Emotional abuse; Emotional maltreatment; Emotional neglect; Psychological maltreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921879081     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.01.010     Document Type: Article

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