Feasibility and Usability Study of an Internet-based Intervention Against Revictimization of Youth in Care and Care Leavers (EMPOWER YOUTH).
Youth in care, either institutionalized, foster or adoptive care, or care leavers (Y-IC) are considered a high-risk group for (re-)victimization experiences. Repeated victimization experiences are associated with far-reaching negative consequences. The current study evaluates a newly developed inter...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 1359 - 1370 |
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Springer Nature
Sep2026
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