Common themes and treatment approaches in working with families of runaway youths

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-153

  Riley, Debbie B ^a   Greif, Geoffrey L ^b   Caplan, Debra L ^c   MacAulay, Heather K ^c  

^a Center for Adoption Support and Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Operation Runaway SM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PHILOSOPHY; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1842472938     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180490424190     Document Type: Article

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