Risk, Resilience and Outdoor Programmes for At-risk Children

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-338

  Ungar, Michael ^a   Dumond, Camille ^b   Mcdonald, Wanda ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HeartWood Centre for Community Youth Development   (Canada)

^c Choices Adolescent Treatment Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

at risk youth; ecology; environment; outdoor programming; resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248608405     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017305058938     Document Type: Article

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