Comparing Three Years of Well-Being Outcomes for Youth in Group Care and Nonkinship Foster Care

Child Welfare

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-249

  McCrae, Julie S ^a   Lee, Bethany R ^b   Barth, Richard P ^b   Rauktis, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956067357     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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