Policies and Practices for LGBT Clients: Perspectives of Mental Health Services Administrators

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-168

  Israel, Tania ^a   Walther, William A ^a   Gortcheva, Raia ^a   Perry, Joselyne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrator; Helpful and unhelpful situations; LGBT; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954519507     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2010.539090     Document Type: Article

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