Exploring School Mental Health Collaboration in an Urban Community: A Social Capital Perspective

School Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-92

  Mellin, Elizabeth A ^a   Weist, Mark D ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Families; Mental health professionals; School professionals; Social capital; Urban communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955761945     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-011-9049-6     Document Type: Article

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