Funneling child welfare consumers into and through the mental health system: Assessment, referral, and quality issues

Social Service Review

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-290

  Fedoravicius, Nicole ^a   McMillen, J Curtis ^a   Rowe, Jill E ^b   Kagotho, Njeri ^a   Ware, Norma C ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46749093825     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589780     Document Type: Article

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