Forensic mental health services for children and adolescents: Rationale and development

Mental Health Services for Adolescents

sVst sch0?ls (educational dis Crn^ 's interestingly and deeply tor>ed. Obviously a critical fac^ this country as well as in a(jw York, must be the vitality and W0 ̂ ^bility of all those people tear^'n8 in education?whether chers or administrators, the discussion on special psyis w units, the case for them the ma(3e, giving due weight to the ad?lescent's involvement with the Peer-8r?up, but also ...

Health Care Services for Children and Adolescents

The authors of this paper identify risks to health and other factors that determine the need for health care services among children and adolescents. They document service utilization patterns in the areas of well-child care and immunizations, acute ambulatory care and hospital services, and injury prevention. They also acknowledge the special health care needs of adolescents and of children wi...

Forensic Mental Health Services Managed Care Network

Pathways into and through mental health services for children and adolescents.

OBJECTIVE This study examined points of entry into the mental health service system for children and adolescents as well as patterns of movement through five service sectors: specialty mental health services, education, general medicine, juvenile justice, and child welfare. METHODS The data were from the Great Smoky Mountains Study, a longitudinal epidemiologic study of mental health problems...

Privatized managed care and forensic mental health services.

Managed care for mental health services, which began in the private, commercial sector, has spread over the past few years to the public mental health sector as well. Recently, states have begun considering whether to include the forensic population within their privatized managed care systems. This article explores some of the complexities and special challenges unique to forensic services and...