Early outcomes for young adults transitioning from out-of-home care in the USA

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-219

  Courtney, Mark E ^a   Dworsky, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Foster care; Independent living services; Leaving care; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745698412     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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