The changing mental health needs of youth admitted to residential group home care: Comparing mental health status at admission in 1995 and 2004

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 164-176

  Hurley, Kristin Duppong ^a   Trout, Alexandra ^a   Chmelka, M Beth ^b   Burns, Barbara J ^c   Epstein, Michael H ^a   Thompson, Ronald W ^b   Daly, Daniel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Girls and Boys Town   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Children; Group homes; Mental health services; Residential programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249088702     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426608330791     Document Type: Article

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