Social services and social support: blended programs for families at risk of child maltreatment.
Social support, increasingly put forth as a fundamental in helping multiproblem families to avoid placement, is a complex construct not easy to define and far more difficult to carry out conceptually and practically. This article describes four family support programs that illustrate certain common denominators for implementation.
Miller
J L
JL
University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle.
Whittaker
J K
JK
D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002669:Child Welfare; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work