Exploring the potential of technology-based mental health services for homeless youth: A qualitative study

Psychological Services

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 238-245

  Adkins, Elizabeth C ^a   Zalta, Alyson K ^b   Boley, Randy A ^b   Glover, Angela ^b   Karnik, Niranjan S ^b   Schueller, Stephen M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless youth; Intervention; Mental health; Mobile application; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOBILE APPLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019034337     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000120     Document Type: Article

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