Mental health services for children and youth in the child welfare system: A focus on caregivers as gatekeepers

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 691-697

  Villagrana, Margarita ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Child welfare; Foster care; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953543068     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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