Prevalence and Predictors of Service Utilization Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adolescents in Foster Care Diagnosed With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 521-545

  Garcia, Antonio ^a   Courtney, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; disparities; foster care; mental health; service utilization; substance abuse; teens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859345814     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2011.617277     Document Type: Article

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