Maltreatment, academic difficulty, and systems-involved youth: Current evidence and opportunities

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-39

  Stone, Susan ^a   Zibulsky, Jamie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84916611889     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21812     Document Type: Article

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