Characteristics of homeless youth attending two different youth drop-in centers

Youth and Society

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-43

  Shillington, A M ^a,b   Bousman, C A ^c   Clapp, J D ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Alcohol and Drug Studies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

drop in centers; homelessness; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952010964     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X09351277     Document Type: Article

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