Preventing Child Maltreatment Through Social Support: A Critical Analysis

by Ross A. Thompson

An important characteristic of abuse-prone families has been found to be isolation from supportive ties. This volume encourages programmes and policies to incorporate social support into abuse prevention.

The author delineates the challenges and strategies involved in promoting social support; describes natural and formal social networks; analyzes the social isolation experienced by at-risk families; evaluates the effectiveness of various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803955952
• ISBN13: 9780803955950
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"