Building cultural competence: A systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of culturally sensitive interventions with ethnic minority youth

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1192-1198

  Jackson, Kelly F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Culturally sensitive interventions; Ethnic minority youth; Evidence based practice; Literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349881789     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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