Author(s): Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau
Year Published: 2010
This manual discusses the importance of using a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to serving children and families. It also outlines the benefits of diverse community partnerships, the steps necessary to establish and sustain these cooperative partnerships, and ways in which child protective services can adapt their practices to engage and encourage community involvement in child protection.
Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2010). Community partnerships: Improving the response to child maltreatment. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.
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