High prevalence of exposure to the child welfare system among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting: Implications for policy and practice

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Barker, Brittany ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,c   Alfred, Gerald Taiaiake ^d   Fortin, Michelle ^e   Nguyen, Paul ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,c   Debeck, Kora ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e Watari Counselling and Support Services Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child welfare system; Foster care; Government care; Street involved youth; Youth substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897662332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-197     Document Type: Article

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