Implementing Interventions with Families in Schools to Increase Youth School Engagement: The Family Check-Up Model

School Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 82-92

  Stormshak, Elizabeth A ^a   Fosco, Gregory M ^a   Dishion, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Family therapy; Parent training; Prevention; School based

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957149573     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-009-9025-6     Document Type: Article

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