A cost-benefit analysis of transitional services for emancipating foster youth

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1267-1278

  Packard, Thomas ^a   Delgado, Melanie ^b   Fellmeth, Robert ^b   McCready, Karen ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b San Diego School of Law   (United States)

^c Office of the Public Defender County of San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Emancipated; Foster youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 50549083237     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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