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Activities of the Child and Adolescent Service System Program for Improving Mental Health Services for Children and Families

Charles Day, +1 more
- 01 Dec 1991 - 
- Vol. 20, Iss: 4, pp 340-350
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The Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) of the National Institute of Mental Health is described with examples of systems development for the mental health needs of disadvantaged children and families.
Abstract
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 National Institute of Mental Health is described with examples of systems development for the mental health needs of disadvantaged children and families.

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