Beyond a bed: Support for positive development for youth residing in emergency shelters

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 278-286

  Heinze, Hillary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental assets; Homeless youth; Homeless youth services; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871411014     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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