Falling through the cracks: The paradox of post-release services for unaccompanied child migrants

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 244-252

  Roth, Benjamin J ^a   Grace, Breanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Family reunification; Immigrant integration; Immigration; Legal status; Unaccompanied children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945187444     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.10.007     Document Type: Article

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