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Commentary … Shifting the child protection juggernaut to earlier intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Cathy Humphreys ,
Maria Harries ,
Karen Healy ,
Bob Lonne ,
Philip Mendes ,
Marilyn McHugh  and
Rosemary Sheehan
Cathy Humphreys
Affiliation:
Alfred Felton Chair of Child and Family Welfare, Department of Social Work, University of Melbourne
Maria Harries
Affiliation:
School of Social and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia
Karen Healy
Affiliation:
School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland
Bob Lonne
Affiliation:
School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Technology Queensland
Philip Mendes
Affiliation:
Department of Social Work, Monash University, Melbourne
Marilyn McHugh
Affiliation:
Centre for Social Policy Research, University of NSW, Sydney
Rosemary Sheehan
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, Monash University, Melbourne
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Children Australia , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , 2009 , pp. 5 - 8
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