Mental health and substance abuse indicators among homeless youth in Denver, Colorado

Child Welfare

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-110

  Merscham, Carrie ^a,e   Van Leeuwen, James M ^b,c   McGuire, Megan ^a,d  

^a Mental Health Center of Denver   (United States)

^b City and County of Denver   (United States)

^c Urban Peak ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^e PC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COLORADO; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350499762     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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