Can't do it alone: Housing collaborations to improve foster youth outcomes

Child Welfare

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 469-492

  Choca, Miryam J ^a   Minoff, Jedediah ^b   Angene, Lyn ^c   Byrnes, Michele ^d   Kenneally, Lois ^a   Norris, DeWayne ^e   Pearn, Deanne ^c   Rivers, Marina M ^f  

^a Casey Family Programs   (United States)

^b Casey Family Programs   (United States)

^c San Diego County Juvenile Court ^*  (United States)

^d Housing for Emancipated Youth   (United States)

^e Casey Family Programs   (United States)

^f Casey Family Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FOSTER HOME CARE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 9944220415     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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