Young people's and carers' perspectives on the mental health needs of looked-after adolescents

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-267

  Stanley, Nicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Looked after young people; Mental health needs; Residential and foster care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547376669     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2007.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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