From dependence to interdependence: Towards better outcomes for young people leaving state care

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-126

  Mendes, Philip ^a   Badal, Moslehuddin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care leavers; Child welfare poor outcomes; Policy and practice reforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646355421     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.932     Document Type: Article

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