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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 1-2/2010

01-03-2010 | Original Paper

Children’s Mental Health Care: A Surprisingly Steady Evolution

Authors: Patrick H. DeLeon, Wendy S. Pachter

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 1-2/2010

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Having been involved in the public policy process for some period of time, we are constantly amazed by how long substantive change can take and also by the resistance that seemingly well meaning and highly educated colleagues consistently demonstrate (Pachter and DeLeon 2007). From a health policy or, as several of the conference authors have urged, “public health” perspective, the status of children’s mental health services in our nation leaves considerable room for improvement. Many, if not all, of the authors have concluded that today the delivery of mental health care to children and adolescents is simply not of the highest quality, nor is it even acceptable, especially given how much money has been expended over a considerable period of time. Will the Obama Administration’s Health Care Reform proposals finally make a difference? We are definitely optimistic. …
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Metadata
Title
Children’s Mental Health Care: A Surprisingly Steady Evolution
Authors
Patrick H. DeLeon
Wendy S. Pachter
Publication date
01-03-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 1-2/2010
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0272-5

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