Comprehensive residential education: A promising model for emerging adults in foster care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-19

  Lawler, Michael J ^a   Sayfan, Liat ^b   Goodman, Gail S ^b   Narr, Rachel ^b   Cordon, Ingrid M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Emerging adults; Foster care; Residential education; Transitioning youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893159833     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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