LEGAL USE OF MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS IN CHILD PROTECTION PROCEEDINGS: An Empirical Analysis

Family Court Review

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 629-640

  Budd, Karen S ^a   Naik Polan, Anjali T ^b   Felix, Erika D ^c   Massey, LaShaunda P ^d   Eisele, Heather ^e  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Casa Pacifica Crisis Care and Residential Treatment Center   (United States)

^d Midtown Mental Health Center and Methodist LeBoneur Center for Children and Parents   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

child protection; children; clinical evaluations; mental health evaluations; parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547715619     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2004.tb01329.x     Document Type: Article

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