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Differential Response to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect
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Other Resources

Gordon, A. (2000). What works in child protective services reforms. In M. Kluger, G. Alexander, & P. Curtis (Eds.), What works in child welfare (pp. 57-66). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America.

Institute of Applied Research. (1998). Missouri Child Protection Services Family Assessment and Response Demonstration: Impact evaluation digest of findings and conclusions. St. Louis, MO: Author.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. (2007). Child maltreatment 2005. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Yuan, Y. (2005). Potential policy implications of alternative response. In Differential Response in Child Welfare. Protecting Children, 20(2&3), 22-31.

Zimmerman, F. (2003). Doing business differently: Changing policy and practice in the St. Louis Division of Family Services. New York: The Center for Community Partnerships in Child Welfare.

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