Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective
FMHI Publication ID:
3031
Keywords:
systems of care, policy, prevalence, serious emotional disturbance, mental disorders, disorder, system of care
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Abstract
This chapter reviews the child mental health policy of the United States and identifies key policy issues at a time when greater attention is being paid to the area of children's mental health. The attention reflects both the severity of the problem of emotional, behavioral, and mental disorders in children and adolescents, and the inadequacy of present attempts to address these disorders. A brief history of child mental health policy is reviewed, and the prevalence and seriousness of the problem is discussed.
Citation
Friedman, R.M., Best, K., Armstrong, M., Duchnowski, A., Evans, M., Hernandez, M., Hodges, S., & Kutash, K. (2004). Child mental health policy. In B.L. Levin, J. Petrila, & K. Hennessey (Eds.), Mental health services: A public health perspective, 2nd ed. (pp. 129-156). New York: Oxford University Press.