Services to LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth: Gaps and recommendations

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-57

  Maccio, Elaine M ^a   Ferguson, Kristin M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless youth; LGBT youth; Runaway youth; Youth agency; Youth program; Youth service

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958248780     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.008     Document Type: Article

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