Hispanic and African American youth: Life after foster care emancipation

Social Work with Multicultural Youth

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 79-108

  Iglehart, Alfreda P ^a   Becerra, Rosina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emancipation; Foster care; Youth of color

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917021926     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203050019     Document Type: Chapter

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