Transitioning youth from residential treatment to the community: A preliminary investigation

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 73-86

  Nickerson, Amanda B ^a   Colby, Sarah A ^a   Brooks, Jennifer L ^a   Rickert, Jennifer M ^a   Salamone, Frank J ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Northeast Parent and Child Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional and behavioral disorders; Family; Residential treatment; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547319686     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-007-9032-4     Document Type: Article

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