Psychological problems are overlooked and undertreated in adolescents, especially in low-
income and ethnically-diverse youth. School-based health centers are one way to increase …

This book is designed for practitioners, researchers, and graduate students who are
interested in meeting the mental health needs of children and adolescents in the 21st …

The objective of this study is to identify, through the use of secondary data, risk factors for
juvenile justice system involvement among children entering a public mental health system …

This study investigated the association between school-based mental health services and
two proposed but untested outcomes of these services:(a) school climate and (b) patterns of …

As many as 20% of children between the ages of 0 and 18 meet the criteria for one or more
mental disorders at some point in their lives, with about one half of these being described as …

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed whether mental health services for youths differ with
respect to medical assistance aid category. METHODS: Computerized claims for 15,507 …

Children in need of mental health services do not constitute a homogeneous group.
Important to this discussion is an examination of the diverse presenting problems and …

Mental illness among adolescents frequently goes untreated, especially among low income
and ethnic minority families. We sought to examine parent and adolescent psychological …

This study examined the mental health services available to severely emotionally disturbed
children and adolescents in San Francisco. Social, familial, developmental, and clinical data …

While a great deal of attention has focused on community-based delivery services for
children with mental health needs, the potential of integrating school-based services, such …