Critical themes of intersystem collaboration: Moving from a “can we” to a “how can we” approach to service delivery with children and families

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 39-60

  Ryan, Scott D ^a   Tracy, Elizabeth M ^b   Rebeck, Ann C ^c   Biegel, David E ^b   Johnsen, Jeffrey A ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cuyahoga County Mental Health Research Institute   (United States)

^d Cuyahoga County Community Mental Health Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Facilitators and barriers; Family centered services; Service integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937337381     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v06n04_04     Document Type: Article

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