The impact of mental health issues, substance use, and exposure to victimization on pregnancy rates among a sample of youth with past-year foster care placement

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2207-2212

  Coleman Cowger, Victoria H ^a   Green, Binta Alleyne ^b   Clark, Trenette T ^c  

^a CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Mental health; Pregnancy; Substance use; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053458360     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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