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UNINA9910780801603321 |
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Autore |
Slesnick Natasha <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Our runaway and homeless youth [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to understanding / / Natasha Slesnick |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-40882-8 |
9786612408823 |
0-313-05754-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (168 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Runaway teenagers - United States |
Homeless youth - United States |
Parent and teenager - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-152) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why a Book on Runaway and Homeless Youth?; I: ABOUT RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH; II: TO THE PARENTS; Conclusion: And What Now?; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The stories of four among hundreds of runaway youths treated in Slesnick's program illustrate points in this volume, which offers a summary of the information known about runaway and homeless children and teenagers. In addition to describing the breadth of this problem, this book explains different types of runaway and homeless youths, and why they leave home by choice or are asked to leave. Slesnick also explains some of the factors common to these children and their families, as well as what happens to the youths when they leave home. Direction and support are provided for parents from this |
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