The ties that bind: Support from birth families and substitute families for young people leaving care

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-54

  Wade, Jim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Alcuin College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family formation; Family support; Leaving care; Teenage parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049160108     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl342     Document Type: Article

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