Mental health services for children in public care and other vulnerable groups: Implications for international collaboration

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 555-571

  Vostanis, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child; international; looked after; mental health; public care; vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REFUGEES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77957708877     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104510377715     Document Type: Article

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