Extended foster care support during the transition to adulthood: Effect on the risk of arrest

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-42

  Lee, JoAnn S ^a   Courtney, Mark E ^b   Tajima, Emiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging out; Arrests; Extended care; Foster care; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898845802     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.03.018     Document Type: Article

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