Access to mental health services: The struggle of poverty affected urban children of color

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 245-256

  González, Manny John ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children of Color; Mental Health; Poverty; Urban Children

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645131369     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-005-0036-3     Document Type: Review

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