Shelters for houseless youth: A follow-up evaluation

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-212

  Dekel, Rachel ^a   Peled, Einat ^b   Spiro, Shimon E ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Runaway and homeless youths; Shelters

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORKER; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0037398829     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1971(02)00130-6     Document Type: Article

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