Reasons for homelessness: An empirical typology

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-101

  Heinze, Hillary J ^a   Jozefowicz, Debra M Hernandez ^b   Toro, Paul A ^c   Blue, Logan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

homeless shelters; homelessness; reasons for homelessness; typologies; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858765854     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2011.643832     Document Type: Article

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