Programs for homeless children and youth: A critical review of evidence

Supporting Families Experiencing Homelessness: Current Practices and Future Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 187-208

  Herbers, J E ^a   Cutuli, J J ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921500566     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8718-0_10     Document Type: Chapter

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