Extending transitional services to former foster children

Child Welfare

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-262

  Kerman, Ben ^a   Earth, Richard P ^b,c   Wildfire, Judy ^b  

^a Research and Evaluation Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 3042858929     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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