Adult self-sufficiency and social adjustment in care leavers from children's homes: A long-term assessment

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-22

  Del Valle, Jorge F ^a   Bravo, Amaia ^a   Alvarez, Elvira ^b   Fernanz, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Fundación Meniños   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child care; Children's homes; Impact assessment; Residential care; Social integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149137959     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2007.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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