Needed: Services research with homeless young people

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Milburn, Norweeta G ^a,c   Rosenthal, Doreen ^b   Rotheram Borus, Mary Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless; Mental health; Services; Shelters; Youth

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; MENTAL HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SAFETY; SOCIAL WORK;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844503567     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v20n03_01     Document Type: Article

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