A glimpse within: An exploratory study of child welfare agencies' practices with LGBTQ youth

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-356

  Rosenwald, Mitchell ^a  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; LGBTQ youth; Organizational change; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950775418     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720802498124     Document Type: Article

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