Sexual health behaviors and outcomes among current and former foster youth: A review of the literature

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-14

  Ramseyer Winter, Virginia ^a   Brandon Friedman, Richard A ^b   Ely, Gretchen E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging out of care; Foster youth; Pregnancy; Sexual behavior; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959370597     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.023     Document Type: Article

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