Young people transitioning from out-of-home care: A critical analysis of australian and international policy and practice

Australian Social Work

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 388-402

  Mendes, Philip ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child and Family Welfare; Youth Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349582565     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070902964665     Document Type: Article

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