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Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 1/2014

01-01-2014 | Introduction

Vectoring for True North: Building a Research Base on Family Support

Authors: Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood, Barbara J. Burns

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 1/2014

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When a parent seeks mental health services for their child, particularly if they are uninsured and poor, they are faced with systemic impediments that are often debilitating and always daunting. In addition to the scarcity of mental health specialists, parents face stigma (Hinshaw 2007), stereotypic threats (Heflinger and Hinshaw 2010), long wait lists (sometimes 6 months or more), and lack of experienced and competent providers (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (USDHHS SAMHSA) 2013). In short, they have to deal with a fragmented, discontinuous, and non-responsive “system.” Even using the word “system” to describe what families face is generous. …
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Metadata
Title
Vectoring for True North: Building a Research Base on Family Support
Authors
Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood
Barbara J. Burns
Publication date
01-01-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-013-0516-2

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