Family structure and child maltreatment: do some famiy types place children at greater risk?

Hunter, Cathryn

Family structure and child maltreatment: do some famiy types place children at greater risk? Cathryn Hunter and Rhys Price-Robertson - Melbourne, Vic.: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2012 - electronic document (12 p.); PDF file: 189.38 KB - CFCA paper .

CFCA Paper no. 10, 2012

This paper reviews the research on whether some family structures expose children to a higher
risk of child maltreatment than others. It aims to assist practitioners and policy-makers who
work with children and families to make evidence-informed decisions.


FAMILIES
RISK FACTORS
CHILD ABUSE


AUSTRALIA