Where have all the children gone? Movement from child to adult mental health systems

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-67

  Way, Bruce B ^a,b   McCormick, C Terence ^a   Evans, Mary E ^a   Banks, Steven ^a   Fasnacht, Randall ^a   Bigley, Michael ^a  

^a NYSOMH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Forensic; Mental health services; Mental health system; Movement to adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039474472     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025020707237     Document Type: Article

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