Homeless youth seeking assistance: A research-based study from Duluth, Minnesota

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-103

  Van Wormer, Rupert ^a,b  

^a Downtown Emergency Service Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Economic problems; Family issues; Homeless youth; Residential instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543082172     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022589002915     Document Type: Article

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