Closing the gap in school mental health: A community-centered model for school psychology

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-399

  Splett, Joni Williams ^a   Maras, Melissa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 79952595570     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20561     Document Type: Article

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