Using Family Needs Assessments to Guide Place‐Based Services for Vulnerable Families: Lessons From the COVID‐19 Pandemic.
The COVID‐19 pandemic created significant health, social and economic impacts, disproportionately affecting minority, immigrant and low‐income communities. Agencies were challenged to rapidly address emerging needs, yet most operated on anecdotal information. This paper describes a community‐informe...
| Published in: | Child & Family Social Work Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 423 - 433 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2025
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