Identified problems and service utilization patterns among kinship families accessing mental health services

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 41-55

  Smithgall, Cheryl ^a   Mason, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinship families; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248605734     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v09n03_03     Document Type: Article

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