Invited commentary: Seeking a coherent strategy in our response to homeless and street-involved youth: A historical review and suggested future directions

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 533-543

  Kidd, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homeless youth; Intervention; Policy; Prevention; Review; Street youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; HISTORY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MORALITY; POLICY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADOLESCENT; CULTURE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; POLICY; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84859641749     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9743-1     Document Type: Editorial

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