Exploring family environment characteristics and multiple abuse experiences among homeless youth

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1875-1891

  Ferguson, Kristin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Family environment; Homeless youth; Multitype maltreatment; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, ABANDONED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MENTORS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350176308     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508325490     Document Type: Article

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