Young people's experience of social support during the process of leaving care: A review of the literature

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2059-2071

  Hiles, Dominic ^a   Moss, Duncan ^a   Wright, John ^b   Dallos, Rudi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Plymouth Community Health Care (CIC)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care leaver; Foster care; Leaving care; Social network; Social support; Support network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887147318     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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