Independent But Alone? A Story of Discrimination and Ableism within the Icelandic Child Protection System
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1050 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 337 - 348
Submitted on: Jun 26, 2023
Accepted on: May 14, 2024
Published on: Jul 10, 2024
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