Review of Interventions to Improve Family Engagement and Retention in Parent and Child Mental Health Programs

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-645

  Ingoldsby, Erin M ^a  

^a University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Barriers to treatment; Engagement intervention; Retention intervention; Treatment engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956178061     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9350-2     Document Type: Article

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