Best practices for mental health in child welfare: Parent support and youth empowerment guidelines

Child Welfare

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 189-212

  Romanelli, Lisa Hunter ^a,ac   Hoagwood, Kimberly E ^l   Kaplan, Sandra J ⁿ   Kemp, Susan P ^aa   Hartman, Robert L ^k   Trupin, Casey ^z   Soto, Wilfredo ^t,ad   Pecora, Peter J ^t,ae   Labarrie, Theressa L ^ac   Jensen, Peter S ^a,ac   Allen, Kamala ^b   Bellonci, Christopher ^c   Blau, Gary ^d   Buida, Patsy ^e   Burns, Barbara J ^f   Collins, Julie ^g   Crismon, M Lynn ^h   Gries, Leonard ⁱ   Hankins, Addie ^j   Hartman, Robert ^k   Huang, Larke ^m   Kemp, Susan ^o   Ko, Susan ^p   Kolsky, Gretchen D ^q   Landsverk, John ^r   Levitt, Jessica Mass ^l   Ortiz, Abel ^s   Prinz, Ron ^u   Roherty, Martha ^v   Saintil, Miriam ^w   Smith, Corvette ^x   Thompson, Ken ^y   Trupin, Eric ^aa   Webb, Mary Bruce ^ab   more..

^a REACH Institute   (United States)

^b Center for Health Care Strategies   (United States)

^c Walker School   (United States)

^d Center for Mental Health Services   (United States)

^e Children's Bureau   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Child Welfare League of America   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

ⁱ Family of Services

^j Rose House Kinship Center

^k DePelchin Children's Center   (United States)

^l Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^m SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

ⁿ NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^o The University of Washington School of Social Work   (United States)

^p National Center for Child Traumatic Stress   (United States)

^q American Public Human Services Organization   (United States)

^r RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^s Annie E Casey Foundation   (United States)

^t Casey Family Programs ^*

^u UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^v American Public Human Services Association   (United States)

^w SCO Family of Services

^x Harlem Dowling Westside Center   (United States)

^y Center for Mental Health Services   (United States)

^z Center for Mental Health Service ^*  (United States)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^ab U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^ac REsource for Advancing Children's Health   (United States)

^ad Partnership for Kids   (United States)

^ae Research Services   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; PARENTS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62749191215     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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