Employment outcomes of foster youth: The results from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Foster Youth

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-559

  Naccarato, Toni ^a   Brophy, Megan ^a   Courtney, Mark E ^b,c,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UW School of Social Work   (United States)

^d Partners for Our Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Emancipation; Employment services; Foster youth; Independent living; Tobit analysis; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 76049127853     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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