Life skill interventions with homeless youth, domestic violence victims and adults with mental illness

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 189-207

  Helfrich, Christine A ^a   Aviles, Ann M ^a   Badiani, Chaula ^b   Walens, Deborah ^a   Sabol, Peggy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Innovative Pediatrics   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Homelessness; Life skills; Mental illness; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITION; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA; VICTIM;

EID: 33847392915     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J003v20n03_12     Document Type: Article

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