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Best practices for mental health in child welfare: parent support and youth empowerment guidelines
- Authors:
- ROMANELLI Lisa Hunter, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 88(1), 2009, pp.189-212.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
This paper, the second in a series of two guideline papers emerging from the 2007 Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference in the US, provides an overview of the key issues related to parent support and youth empowerment in child welfare. It presents consensus guidelines and also discusses some of the implications these guidelines have for the child welfare field.
Best practices for mental health in child welfare: screening, assessment, and treatment guidelines
- Author:
- ROMANELLI Lisa Hunter
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 88(1), 2009, pp.163-188.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
The Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference in the US focused on developing guidelines in five key areas (screening and assessment, psychosocial interventions, psychopharmacologic treatment, parent engagement, and youth empowerment) related to children's mental health. This paper provides an overview of issues related to the first three areas, presents the guidelines developed in these areas, and discusses the implications these guidelines have for the field of child welfare.