The impact of school mental health services on out-of-school suspension rates

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Bruns, Eric J ^a   Moore, Elizabeth ^a   Stephan, Sharon Hoover ^a   Pruitt, David ^a   Weist, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviors; Expanded school mental health; Suspension

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244466842     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-1333-z     Document Type: Review

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