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Relief daycare: A role in preventing child abuse. The case emerging from the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Margaret Yandell  and
Lesley Hewitt
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Abstract

This article examines the assumptions linking stress and the lack of social support to the need for relief child daycare. The literature reviewed finds support for the view that such daycare can be a useful preventative intervention. It is a valid option to consider among the range of family supports, given accelerating rates of child abuse reports.

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Children Australia , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , 1995 , pp. 5 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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