Does formal integration between child welfare and behavioral health agencies result in improved placement stability for adolescents engaged with both systems?

Child Welfare

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-100

  Wells, Rebecca ^a   Chuang, Emmeline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865035740     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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