Evaluating child and youth homelessness: The example of New Haven, Connecticut

Evaluation Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-341

  Kidd, Sean A ^a   Scrimenti, Kathryn ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Count; Homeless children youth; Review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4043086453     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X04264820     Document Type: Article

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