Multi-agency and specialist working to meet the mental health needs of children in care and adopted

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 573-587

  Golding, Kim S ^a  

^a Worcestershire PCT ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adoption; foster care; looked after children; mental health services; multi agency working; residential care

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY;

EID: 77957706473     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104510375933     Document Type: Article

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