Children in foster care: Factors influencing outpatient mental health service use

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 465-476

  Leslie, Laurel K ^a   Landsverk, John ^b   Ezzet Lofstrom, Roxanne ^c   Tschann, Jeanne M ^d   Slymen, Donald J ^b   Garland, Ann F ^a  

^a CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Medicaid; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; OUTPATIENT; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; WELFARE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034060510     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00116-2     Document Type: Article

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