African American youth encounters with violence: Results from the community mental health council violence screening project

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 768-781

  Uehara, Edwina S ^a,b   Chalmers, Deborah ^c   Jenkins, Esther J ^d   Shakoor, Bambade H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Taylor Institute

^c Englewood Community Mental Health Organization

^d CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Leadership Development Institute

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EID: 0000330986     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193479602600607     Document Type: Article

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