Community reinsertion success of street children programs in Brazil and Peru

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 723-731

  Harris, Melissa S ^a   Johnson, Knowlton ^a   Young, Linda ^a   Edwards, Jessica ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; International; Outcome; Program; Reinsertion; Street children

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952899976     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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