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Publication Date: 1997
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Child Protection Risk Assessment and African American Children: Cultural Ramifications for Families and Communities.
Brissett-Chapman, Sheryl
Child Welfare, v76 n1 p45-63 Jan-Feb 1997
Addresses the critical need for culturally competent assessments of the risk of child maltreatment in African American families and the implications for both policy and practice. Advocates development of comprehensive, community-based, and culturally synthesizing approaches to evaluating potential and realized risks to the healthy development of African American children. (MOK)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Children, Community Role, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Problems, Foster Care, Government Role, Public Policy, Quality of Life, Resource Allocation, Risk, Social Problems, Social Services, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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