Inequalities in English child protection practice under austerity: A universal challenge?

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 53-61

  Bywaters, Paul ^a   Brady, Geraldine ^a   Bunting, Lisa ^b   Daniel, Brigid ^c   Featherstone, Brid ^d   Jones, Chantel ^e   Morris, Kate ^f   Scourfield, Jonathan ^g   Sparks, Tim ^a   Webb, Calum ^f  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^g CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child protection; child welfare; looked after children; poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021892013     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12383     Document Type: Article

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