Self injurious behavior among homeless young adults: A social stress analysis
Almazan, Elbert & Melander, Lisa & Tyler, Kimberly (2009). Social Science & Medicine.
Although self-mutilation has been studied from medical and individual perspectives, it has rarely been examined within a social stress context. As such, we use a social stress framework to examine ris...
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The Edwin Gould Academy: Building Support Networks for Youth Leaving Foster Care and Juvenile Justice
Evans, Wendy Grace (2009).
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The Edwin Gould Academy in New York serves youth who age out of the foster care system or exit the juvenile justice system. Without family support or a safety net, these youth are at high risk for hom...
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Becoming Their Baby’s Best Teacher: Therapeutic Interventions For Parents and Children
Evans, Wendy Grace (2009).
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What therapeutic interventions can help promote positive parent-child interactions? The PACT Therapeutic Nursery in Baltimore, Maryland has developed an attachment-based therapeutic child-care progra...
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Final Report prepared for the Homelessness Knowledge Development Program Homelessness Partnering Secretariat
Janes, Julia & Mcdonald, Lynn (2009).
Current models of knowledge transfer/exchange tend to disseminate promising practices to the community through reports, conferences and
scientific journals. Although useful to some stakeholders, thes...
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