Outcomes of children participating in mental health residential and intensive family services: Preliminary findings

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Preyde, Michele ^a   Adams, Gerald ^a   Cameron, Gary ^b   Frensch, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's mental health; Developmental trajectories; Residential treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449596030     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08865710802689555     Document Type: Article

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