Children's Mental Health Services Research, Policy, and Evaluation [Paperback]

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 SERVICEl³‚