Transgender children and youth: A child welfare practice perspective

Child Welfare

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-241

  Mollon, Gerald P ^a,b   DeCrescenzo, Teresa ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Green Chimneys Children's Services   (United States)

^c Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services (GLASS)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 33746920501     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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