Mental health and substance use disorders among foster youth transitioning to adulthood: Past research and future directions

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 194-203

  Havlicek, Judy R ^a   Garcia, Antonio R ^b   Smith, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging out foster youth; Alcohol and substance use disorders; Mental health disorders; Mental health services; Prevalence rates of lifetime and past year psychiatric disorders; Transition aged foster youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871928450     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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