Closing the research-practice gap: Factors affecting adoption and implementation of a children's mental health program

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-12

  Henderson, Joanna L ^a,b   MacKay, Sherri ^a   Peterson Badali, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARSON; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 32344440182     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3501_1     Document Type: Article

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