Real change in the real world: An achievable goal

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 154-159

  Friedman, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Change making; Children's mental health; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952950396     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-010-0271-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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