It is estimated that in the United States, 14-26 per cent of children under the age of 18 suffer from some type of behavioural, emotional or developmental problem. However, less than a third of these children receive any mental health care. This volume presents recent developments in policy, service and evaluation, and explores how more of these children can be reached and helped.It is estimated that in the United States, 14-26 per cent of children under the age of 18 suffer from some type of behavioural, emotional or developmental problem. However, less than a third of these children receive any mental health care. This volume presents recent developments in policy, service and evaluation, and explores how more of these children can be reached and helped.Foreword - Bob Friedman PART ONE: INTRODUCTION The Status of Children's Mental Health Services - Debra J Rog An Overview PART TWO: ENCOURAGING COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS OF CARE: STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES Editors' Introduction State Level Policies in Children's Mental Health - Lenore B Behar An Example of System-Building and Refinancing Systems Change - Chris Koyanagi Moving beyond Reports Developments in Children's Mental Health Services Research - Diane L Sondheimer and Mary Evans An Overview of Current and Future Demonstration Directions PART THREE: SELECTED COMPONENTS OF A SYSTEM OF CARE Editors' Introduction Services in the Primary Care Context - Mark L Wolraich The Future of Psychiatric Hospitalization for Children and Adolescents - Barry Nurcombe School-Based Mental Health Services for Children - Sarah Ring-Kurtz, Susan Sonnichsen and Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey Juvenile Court - Kathleen A Maloy Once and Future Gatekeeper for a System of Care PART FOUR: EVALUATING CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICElă