Organisational Issues Facing a Voluntary Sector Mental Health Service for Homeless Young People

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-48

  Taylor, Helen ^a   Stuttaford, Maria ^b   Vostanis, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homeless; Mental Health; Non Statutory; Service Provision; Voluntary; Voluntary Sector; Young People

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993104351     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200700008     Document Type: Review

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