Strengthening bonds between nonresident African American fathers and sons as a way to reduce or prevent youth risky behaviors

Engaging Boys in Treatment: Creative Approaches to the Therapy Process

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 265-292

  Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard ^a   De Loney, E Hill ^b   Mincy, Ronald B ^c   Klempin, Serena ^c   Brooks, Cassandra L ^d   Rafferty, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Flint Odyssey House   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203863572     Document Type: Chapter

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