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Child Welfare

Child Welfare is a field of social services and policy that encompasses statutory and voluntary interventions designed to protect children from harm and promote their safety, wellbeing, and healthy development.

23.7K

Publications

1.1M

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35.4K

Authors

6K

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2017–2026

4.3K

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Children

Publications

23.7K

Bullying at school: what we know and what we can do

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 4.8K citations

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Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

Ruth Gilbert, Cathy Spatz Widom, Kevin D. Browne et al. · The Lancet · 2008 · 3.9K citations

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Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family.

James Boudouris, Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1982 · 3.1K citations

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The Effects of Poverty on Children

Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn, Greg J. Duncan · The Future of Children · 1997 · 2.8K citations

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Identification of Child Maltreatment With the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales: Development and Psychometric Data for a National Sample of American Parents

Murray A. Straus, Sherry Hamby, David Finkelhor et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect · 1998 · 2.5K citations

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1–5 of 23.7K

Authors

35.4K

  1. RP
    Richard P. Barth

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    88 publications · 8.1K citations

    48

    h-index

  2. MJ
    Melissa Jonson‐Reid

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    58 publications · 5.4K citations

    38

    h-index

  3. BD
    Brett Drake

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    48 publications · 5.5K citations

    35

    h-index

  4. JW
    Jane Waldfogel

    Columbia University, United States

    47 publications · 4.2K citations

    35

    h-index

  5. JL
    John Landsverk

    Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, United States

    45 publications · 5.7K citations

    34

    h-index

1–5 of 35.4K

Institutions

6K

  1. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    73 h-index

    438 publications

    31.6K citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    71 h-index

    474 publications

    41.8K citations

  3. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    62 h-index

    275 publications

    16.9K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    61 h-index

    315 publications

    17.4K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    61 h-index

    314 publications

    15.8K citations

  6. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    56 h-index

    253 publications

    16.8K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    54 h-index

    360 publications

    17.8K citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    53 h-index

    253 publications

    16.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Child Abuse & Neglect

    1.2K publications · 82.5K citations

    137

    h-index

  2. Children and Youth Services Review

    1.3K publications · 60.9K citations

    106

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 277 publications · 29.4K citations

    82

    h-index

  4. PubMed

    Repository · 889 publications · 32.6K citations

    81

    h-index

  5. The British Journal of Social Work

    BJSW · 499 publications · 23.8K citations

    78

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See also

Child Welfare

Core Services

Legal Frameworks

Assessment Practices

Permanency Options

Outcome Measurement