One size does not fit all: Taking diversity, culture and context seriously

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 48-60

  Alegria, Margarita ^a   Atkins, Marc ^b   Farmer, Elizabeth ^c   Slaton, Elaine ^d   Stelk, Wayne ^e  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership/ValueOptions   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Culture; Disparities; Diversity; Public health model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952956749     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-010-0283-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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