Building a Network of Grief Support on College Campuses: A National Grassroots Initiative

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-120

  Fajgenbaum, David ^a   Chesson, Benjamin ^b   Lanzi, Robin Gaines ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Hedrick Garduer Kincheloe and Garofalo LLP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

college; grief support; mental health; student

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862178682     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2012.659159     Document Type: Article

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