Mental Health Services Utilization by Maltreated Children: Research Findings and Recommendations

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-203

  Staudt, Marlys M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Foster care; Mental health services; Neglect; Service use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FOSTER HOME CARE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642280108     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559503254138     Document Type: Article

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