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Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 1/2017

01-01-2017 | Introduction

Introduction to the Special Issue: Legislation Related to Children’s Evidence-Based Practice

Authors: Eric Trupin, Suzanne Kerns

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 1/2017

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This Special Issue addresses the passage of a law (Washington State 2011) during the 2012 legislative session and the subsequent activities that were developed as an outcome of that legislation in the State of Washington. The law requires policy makers to utilize empirically supported services in publicly funded children’s behavioral health, juvenile justice and child welfare. The implications of this type of legislation nationally as a model for implementing a more empirically informed provision of children’s services are significant. …
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Metadata
Title
Introduction to the Special Issue: Legislation Related to Children’s Evidence-Based Practice
Authors
Eric Trupin
Suzanne Kerns
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-015-0666-5

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