Child maltreatment, out-of-home placement and academic vulnerability: A fifteen-year review of evidence and future directions

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-161

  Stone, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Education; Foster care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846408010     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.05.001     Document Type: Review

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