Community-directed engagement and positive youth development: Developing positive and progressive pathways between youth and their communities in Reclaiming Futures

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Nissen, Laura Burney ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent alcohol and drug treatment; Community and systems change; Juvenile justice reform; Reclaiming Futures; Strengths; Youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051578929     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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