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Improving the Quality of Community-Based Services for Children

FMHI Publication ID:

3004

Keywords:

case management, intervention, assessment

Contact:

Mary Evans

Abstract

This chapter considers the problem of assessing and improving the quality of intensive case management services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. It identifies the systemic factors contributing to quality services, details the intervention, and describes three methods that the effectiveness of the intervention were assessed. It concludes with recommendations for improving quality of intensive case management services and designing additional services to meet the needs of these children and their families.

Citation

Evans, M. E. (2001). Improving the quality of community-based services for children. In B. Dickey & L. I. Sederer (Eds.), Improving mental healthcare: Commitment to quality. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.