Newly arrived West Indian adolescents: A call for a cohesive social welfare response to their adjustment needs

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Services

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-48

  Mahoney, Annette M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean immigrants; West Indian immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; SOCIAL POLICY; URBAN PLANNING; WELFARE PROVISION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141890833     PISSN: 15362949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J191v01n01_04     Document Type: Article

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