Evaluation of a New Mental Health Service for Looked after Children

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 130-148

  Callaghan, Jane ^a   Young, Bridget ^b   Pace, Francis ^c   Vostanis, Panos ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Leicestershire CAMHS ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Greenwood Institute of Child Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; Children; Looked after; Mental health; Service

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RATING SCALE; SKILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 0842328435     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104504039177     Document Type: Article

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