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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-03-2008 | Original Paper

Family Advocacy, Support and Education in Children’s Mental Health: Results of a National Survey

Authors: Kimberly E. Hoagwood, Evelyn Green, Kelly Kelleher, Sonja Schoenwald, Jennifer Rolls-Reutz, John Landsverk, Charles Glisson, Stephen Mayberg, The Research Network on Youth Mental Health

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 1-2/2008

Abstract

In conjunction with the national survey of mental health service organizations (Schoenwald et al. this issue), a separate but complementary national survey was conducted of family advocacy, support and education organizations (FASEOs). Directors of FASEOs within the same localities as the mental health agencies responded to a survey and provided information in four areas: (1) structure and funding; (2) factors influencing advocacy decisions about children’s mental health; (3) types of services provided by FASEOs and factors perceived as related to improved outcomes; and (4) the types of working relationships between FASEOs and local mental health clinics. Findings from a total of 226 (82% response rate) portray a network of family advocacy, support and education organizations that are strategically poised to effect substantive change and characterized by significant fiscal instability. Results from this survey and implications for delivery of family-based services are provided.

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Title: Family Advocacy, Support and Education in Children’s Mental Health: Results of a National Survey
Authors: Kimberly E. Hoagwood
Evelyn Green
Kelly Kelleher
Sonja Schoenwald
Jennifer Rolls-Reutz
John Landsverk
Charles Glisson
Stephen Mayberg
The Research Network on Youth Mental Health
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 1-2/2008
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-007-0149-4

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