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The concept of “data-based child advocacy” is introduced and several facets of data-based child advocacy are described, including the special situation of children in the advocacy arena.
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O’Hare, W.P. (2014). What Is Data-Based Child Advocacy?. In: Data-Based Child Advocacy. SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07830-4_1
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