Rural Child Welfare Practice
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Description
Issue brief discussing the needs and concerns of rural children and families, including healthcare and social services. Examines factors linked to child maltreatment, such as poverty, violence, and substance use, and features descriptions of successful programs designed to promote child welfare in rural areas of Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, and Colorado, as well as Appalachian Ohio and Kentucky.
Date
02/2018
Type
Document
Organization
Administration for Children and Families
Tagged as
Abuse and violence · Appalachia · Child welfare · Children and youth · Human services · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Substance use and misuse · Colorado · Kansas · Kentucky · Montana · Ohio · South Dakota