Bringing Adolescents into Substance Abuse Treatment through Community Outreach and Engagement: The Hartford Youth Project

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-54

  Simmons, Reginald ^a   Ungemack, Jane ^b   Sussman, Jennifer ^b   Anderson, Robyn ^c   Adorno, Sandra ^d   Aguayo, Jose ^d   Black, Khary ^d   Hodge, Steven ^d   Timady, Rachel ^d  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Advanced Behavioral Health   (United States)

^d HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Outreach; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

EID: 42449086329     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2008.10399760     Document Type: Article

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