In this article we present an overview of descriptive and longitudinal outcome data collected
by the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health for Children and …

We provide an overview of the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community
Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. This overview serves as an …

Reports on recent federal, state, and local efforts to improve delivery of mental health care to
the underserved. The Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) of the …

The Center for Mental Health Services (1997) estimates that from 9 to 13% of all children
aged 9–17 have a serious emotional disturbance that either impairs or substantially …

Summarizes recommended systems-level and clinical-level changes advocated within the
task force report concerning the poor condition of mental health services for children …

Parents of severely emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children rarely have the
opportunity to participate in the policy-making processes that affect their children's welfare …

Individual studies on the effectiveness of services conducted since 1988 and recent reviews
of studies are described for eight mental health service components for children and …

This article summarizes some of the progress made in serving children with emotional
disorders and their families during the 1980s, and it provides an overview of the status of the …

Abstract In 1982, Knitzer's compelling Unclaimed Children underscored the tremendous gap
between the mental health needs of children in the United States and services actually …

This report summarizes the initial findings of an ongoing research project being conducted
by the Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit at the University of British …