Outcomes of Mandated Preventive Services Programs for Homeless and Truant Children: A Follow-up Study

Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Twaite, James A ^a   Lampert, Diane Tirado ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children; Homelessness; Mandated preventive services; Outcomes; Truancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PARENTING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030636747     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/42.1.11     Document Type: Article

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