'Someone to talk to who'll listen': Addressing the psychosocial needs of children and families

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-191

  Attride Stirling, Jennifer ^a,b   Davis, Hilton ^a   Markless, Gill ^a   Sclare, Irene ^a   Day, Crispin ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child mental health; Community services; Psychosocial health

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035615398     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.613     Document Type: Article

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