Outreach with street-involved youth: A quantitative and qualitative review of the literature

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 524-534

  Connolly, J A ^a   Joly, L E ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homeless; Meta analysis; Meta synthesis; Outreach; Street involved; Youth

Indexed keywords

AGE; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTREACH; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AGE FACTORS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862326334     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.05.006     Document Type: Review

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