Foster children need more help after they reach the age of eighteen

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 485-492

  Vacca, James S ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop out; Education; Foster children; Neglected; School placement; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949090044     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.11.007     Document Type: Review

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