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“Kids are in the middle of it” – Child protection practitioners reflect on indicators of coercive control and situational couple violence

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  • Marwitz, Ulrike
  • Higgins, Daryl J.
  • Whelan, Thomas

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How relevant is differentiating between coercive control and situational couple violence in statutory child protection practice with families experiencing domestic and family violence?

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  • Marwitz, Ulrike & Higgins, Daryl J. & Whelan, Thomas, 2024. "“Kids are in the middle of it” – Child protection practitioners reflect on indicators of coercive control and situational couple violence," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 160(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:160:y:2024:i:c:s0190740924001683
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107596
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