Outcomes of group care for youth: A review of comparative studies

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-189

  Lee, Bethany R ^a   Bright, Charlotte L ^a   Svoboda, Deborah V ^a   Fakunmoju, Sunday ^b   Barth, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group care; Out of home placement; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751493145     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731510386243     Document Type: Review

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