Treatment outcome for street-living, homeless youth
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Treatment outcome for street-living, homeless youth.
Comprehensive intervention for homeless, street living youth that addresses substance use, social stability, physical and mental health issues has received very little attention. In this study, street living youth aged 14-22 were recruited from a drop-in center and randomly assigned to the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) or treatment as usual (TAU) through a drop-in center. Findings show...
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عنوان ژورنال: Addictive Behaviors
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0306-4603
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.08.010