Putting the "community" back into "mental health": The challenge of a great crisis in the health and well-being of children and families

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 173-176

  Melton, Gary B ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Community; Primary institutions; Strong Communities for Children; Trends in prevalence; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952954495     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-010-0281-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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