Evaluating family preservation services: Reframing the question of effectiveness

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 615-635

  Bagdasaryan, Sofya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family preservation services; Placement; Program effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644438317     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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