Understanding the Behavioral Determinants of Mental Health Service Use by Urban, Under-Resourced Black Youth: Adolescent and Caregiver Perspectives

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-121

  Lindsey, Michael A ^a   Chambers, Kerri ^b   Pohle, Cara ^c   Beall, Peggy ^a   Lucksted, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviors; Black adolescents; Caregivers; Help seeking; Mental health service use; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871668075     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-012-9668-z     Document Type: Article

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