How to form alliances with families and communities : the provision of informal supports to families keeps kids safe Jill D. McLeigh
By: McLeigh, Jill D
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ArticleSeries: Child Abuse & Neglect.Publisher: Elsevier, 2013Subject(s): COMMUNITY SERVICES | FAMILIES | NEGLECT | SOCIAL SERVICES | SUPPORT SERVICES | UNITED STATES | PREVENTION | CHILD ABUSEOnline resources: Access the abstract | Link to supplement
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Child Abuse & Neglect, 2013, 37(suppl.): 17 - 28Summary: This article focuses on the use of informal support as an integral part of the work of all professionals who seek to prevent harm to children and to remediate its effects when it occurs. This article provides examples of how professionals can work with and mobilise informal support. This article is published in a special supplement of Child Abuse & Neglect, titled "Beyond Formal Systems of Care: Broadening the Resources for Child Protection". This issue was produced with the generous support of the Haruv Institute.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 2013, 37(suppl.): 17 - 28
This article focuses on the use of informal support as an integral part of the work of all professionals who seek to prevent harm to children and to remediate its effects when it occurs. This article provides examples of how professionals can work with and mobilise informal support. This article is published in a special supplement of Child Abuse & Neglect, titled "Beyond Formal Systems of Care: Broadening the Resources for Child Protection". This issue was produced with the generous support of the Haruv Institute.
