| Adoptive parents’ suspicion of preadoption abuse of their adopted children and the use of support services. |
| Summary: A US study examining whether pre-adoption abuse has a significant impact on the use of support services by adopted children aged 6-17 years. Found 7 out of 10 adopted children had used some form of support service and a larger percentage of children aged 6 to 12 years suspected of experiencing pre-adoption abuse used a support service compared with children not suspected of experiencing abuse. Significant relationships existed between type abuse and the use of different types of support services. |
| Publication details: Child: Care, Health and Development Volume 38 Issue 2, 2012 pp 175-185 |
| Authors: Ward, B. W. |
