Housing experiences of former foster youth: How do they fare in comparison to other youth?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2119-2126

  Berzin, Stephanie Cosner ^a   Rhodes, Alison M ^a   Curtis, Marah A ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Foster youth; Housing; Propensity scoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053442580     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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