The economic self-sufficiency of Wisconsin's former foster youth

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1085-1118

  Dworsky, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic self sufficiency; Former foster youth; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644443214     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.12.032     Document Type: Article

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