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Between “Families in Trouble” and “Children at Risk”: Historicising “Troubled Family” Policy in England since 1945

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Between “Families in Trouble” and “Children at Risk”: Historicising “Troubled Family” Policy in England since 1945. / Lambert, Michael.
In: Children and Society, Vol. 33, No. 1, 30.01.2019, p. 82-91.

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Lambert, M 2019, 'Between “Families in Trouble” and “Children at Risk”: Historicising “Troubled Family” Policy in England since 1945', Children and Society, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12309

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Lambert, M. (2019). Between “Families in Trouble” and “Children at Risk”: Historicising “Troubled Family” Policy in England since 1945. Children and Society, 33(1), 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12309

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Lambert M. Between “Families in Trouble” and “Children at Risk”: Historicising “Troubled Family” Policy in England since 1945. Children and Society. 2019 Jan 30;33(1):82-91. Epub 2018 Dec 1. doi: 10.1111/chso.12309

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Lambert, Michael. / Between “Families in Trouble” and “Children at Risk” : Historicising “Troubled Family” Policy in England since 1945. In: Children and Society. 2019 ; Vol. 33, No. 1. pp. 82-91.

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