Supportive housing for families in child welfare: Client characteristics and their outcomes at discharge

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-154

  Farrell, Anne F ^a,b   Britner, Preston A ^a   Guzzardo, Mariana ^a   Goodrich, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AJ Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk; Case management; Child welfare; Foster care; Housing; North Carolina Family Assessment Scale; Program evaluation; Reunification; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249130796     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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