Social, economic, and theoretical changes in the current clinical landscape are adding up to profound changes in children's services--not the least of which is an expanded need for mental health services. Professionals--novices and veteran clinicians alike--wonder how to fill this demand in the present climate of turf wars, reorganizations, and budget cuts. The Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families cogently analyzes the issues and provides the answers, from current issues and emerging therapeutic trends to new avenues of treatment. Thoroughly researches and documented buy industry experts, it presents the widest range of mental health services available to youth and their families.

"Social, economic, and theoretical changes in the current clinical landscape are adding up to profound changes in children's services--not the least of which is an expanded need for mental health services. Professionals--novices and veteran clinicians alike--wonder how to fill this demand in the present climate of turf wars, reorganizations, and budget cuts. The Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families cogently analyzes the issues and provides the answers, from current issues and emerging therapeutic trends to new avenues of treatment. Thoroughly researches and documented buy industry experts, it presents the widest range of mental health services available to youth and their families.

Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families.- Mental Health Services for Young Children.- School Psychology Services.- Providing Services within a School-Based Intensive Mental Health Program.- Inpatient Pediatric Consultation-Liaison.- Mental Health Services for Children in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.- Providing a Range of Services to Fit the Needs of Youth in Community Mental Health Centers.- Outpatient-Private Practice Model.- Inpatient Treatment Models.- Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services.- Services to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents.- Treatment Services for Adolescent Substance Abuse.- Targeted Prevention of Antisocial Behavior in Children.- Implementing Effective Youth Violence Prevention Programs in Community Settings.- Adolescent Sex Offender Programs.- Rural Mental Health Services.- Mental Health Services for Children with Chronic Illness.- Psychological Services for Children and Families Who Are Homeless.- Telehealth/Internet Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families.- Therapeutic Camping Programs.- Implementation of the Felix Consent Decree in Hawaii.- Children's Services in Disasters and Other Emergencies.- Program Evaluation Approaches to Service Delivery in Child and Family Mental Health.- Large-Scale Evaluations of Children's Mental Health Services.- Methodological Challenges in the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program.- The Future of Mental Health Service Delivery for Children, Adolescents, and Families.