The impact of early mental health services on the trajectory of externalizing behavioral problems in a sample of high-risk pre-adolescent children

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-22

  Thompson, Richard ^a  

^a Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Externalizing; Mental health services; Outcomes; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049097560     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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