Youth homelessness: a call for partnerships between research and policy.
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Homeless youth present significant challenges both to youth workers and policy-makers seeking to develop better prevention and intervention strategies. This article discusses the compelling need for researchers and policy-makers to make efforts to work collaboratively to develop improved social policy informed by research findings.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
دوره 97 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006