Youth, Caregiver, and Staff Perspectives on an Initiative to Promote Success of Emerging Adults with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities.
Transitioning to adulthood is more challenging for youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) as compared to youth with other disability types and typically-developing peers. Outcomes for emerging adults with EBD as a group are particularly concerning in the domains of unemployment, educati...
| Published in: | Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 582 - 597 |
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Springer Nature
Oct2016
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