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Born into care: Associations between area-level deprivation and the rates of children entering care proceedings in Wales

Stefanie Doebler Orcid Logo, Karen Broadhurst Orcid Logo, Bachar Alrouh Orcid Logo, Linda Cusworth Orcid Logo, Lucy Griffiths Orcid Logo

Children and Youth Services Review, Volume: 141, Start page: 106595

Swansea University Author: Lucy Griffiths Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106595

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There is international concern about rising rates of children entering out-of-home care and what might be done to reduce the need for compulsory intervention in family life. Previous studies have analysed the associations with family-level variables, such as a presence of domestic abuse, parental me...

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ISSN: 0190-7409
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title_short Born into care: Associations between area-level deprivation and the rates of children entering care proceedings in Wales
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