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The Unmet Need for Mental Health Services among Probationers' Children
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Phillips, Susan D.; Venema, Rachel; Roque, Lorena – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010
This study explores the unmet need for mental health services among children with parents on probation. A group of 77 probationers provided information on 170 children. Information about children's need for mental health services was based on the Child Behavior Checklist and information about children's receipt of mental health services was based…
Descriptors: Health Services, Check Lists, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
The Academic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Status of Children and Youth at Entry to Residential Care
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Trout, Alexandra L.; Hagaman, Jessica L.; Chmelka, M. Beth; Gehringer, Robert; Epstein, Michael H.; Reid, Robert – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2008
Often considered a "last resort placement," residential settings serve a broad range of children who present significant risks. While much is known about emotional and behavioral functioning, less is known about academic strengths and limitations. This study evaluated 127 children at intake into a residential care program to determine…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Mother-Child Relationship Quality and Effective Discipline as Mediators of the 6-Year Effects of the New Beginnings Program for Children from Divorced Families
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Zhou, Qing; Sandler, Irwin N.; Millsap, Roger E.; Wolchik, Sharlene A.; Dawson-McClure, Spring R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study examines whether program effects on mother-child relationship quality and effective discipline mediated the 6-year longitudinal effects of the New Beginnings Program (NBP) to improve mental health and competence outcomes in 218 adolescents from divorced families in a randomized experimental trial. The NBP is a theory-based and…
Descriptors: Divorce, Intervention, Discipline, Grade Point Average
Use of and Need for Professional Help for Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Preadolescents: A Prospective Cohort Study of 3- To 12-Year-Old Children.
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Pihlakoski, Leena; Aromaa, Minna; Sourander, Andre; Rautava, Paivi; Helenius, Hans; Sillanpaa, Matti – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To determine the effect of child-, parent- and family-related factors on the use of and need for mental health services by 12 years of age. Method: A prospective population-based questionnaire study of 1,287 first-born children was launched in Finland in 1985. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was completed by 1,086 parents when the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychiatry, Professional Services, Interpersonal Competence