Resilience: A study of risk and protective factors from the perspective of young people with experience of local authority care

Support for Learning

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 187-193

  Dearden, Jackie ^a  

^a Nottingham City Community Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Looked after; Public care; Resilience; Young people's views voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983505022     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0268-2141.2004.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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