CARS Comprehensive Intervention for Secondary Students With Emotional and Behavioral Problems: Conceptualization and Development

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 195-205

  Kern, Lee ^a   Evans, Steven W ^b   Lewis, Timothy J ^c   State, Talida M ^d   Weist, Mark D ^e   Wills, Howard P ^f  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent(s); behavior(s); behavioral; interventions; mental health; school based; services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946921164     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: 15384799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426615578173     Document Type: Article

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