Voices from the margins: Understanding street youth in Winnipeg

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-80

  Wingert, Susan ^a   Higgitt, Nancy ^b   Ristock, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homeless youth; Participatory research; Public policy; Service delivery; Street youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING PROVISION; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WINNIPEG; WORLD;

EID: 25844507019     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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