It takes a team: Improving placement stability among children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in care in Canada

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 120-127

  Pelech, William ^a   Badry, Dorothy ^a   Daoust, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; FASD; Foster care; Placement stability; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870909839     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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