Leaving care: Retrospective reports by alumni of Israeli group homes

Social Work

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-353

  Schiff, Miriam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Group homes; Israel; Leaving care; Life transitions; Out of home placement; Parents; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845327541     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/51.4.343     Document Type: Article

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