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Author Cohen, Robert, 1941- author.

Title Transforming children's mental health policy into practice : lessons from Virginia and other states' experiences creating and sustaining comprehensive systems of care / Robert Cohen and Allison B. Ventura
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 361 pages)
Contents The status of care for at risk youth and families in the 1980s -- The system of care paradigm emerges -- Why Virginia? -- Inside the act : what the legislation promised and required -- The curtain rises : the early years -- A new way : building a program around the child -- Putting all the pieces together : a locality creates a comprehensive system of care -- Entering an era of accountability -- Moving into the new millennium : coming of age or arrested development? -- CSA reaches adolescence : small signs of hope -- A surprising turn of events -- Percentages, perception, and profiles -- Putting CSA in perspective -- Systems of care in other states -- When states are ordered to reform -- Local systems of care -- Walking a high wire on a windy day : lessons from the field
Summary This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the development, implementation, and impact of child mental health reform on children with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families, local communities, and state-level policies. This book focuses on the practical aspects of developing and sustaining effective service systems
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 22, 2017)
Subject Child mental health services -- United States
Children -- Health and hygiene.
Medical policy -- Law and legislation -- United States
Mental health services.
Child psychology.
Children.
Mental Health Services
Child Health
Health Policy -- legislation & jurisprudence
Child Behavior
Adolescent Behavior
Child
Adolescent
Psychology, Child
children (people by age group)
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Children
Child psychology
Child mental health services
Children -- Health and hygiene
Medical policy
Mental health services
SUBJECT Virginia
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Ventura, Allison B., author
LC no. 2016045521
ISBN 9781498541138
1498541135