"You have to adapt because you have no other choice": The stories of strength and resilience of 200 homeless youth in New York City and Toronto

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-238

  Kidd, Seon A ^a,b   Davidson, Lorry ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centre for Mountain Health Services   (Canada)

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EID: 33947611355     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20144     Document Type: Article

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