TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Evaluating children's mental health service systems: An analysis of critical behaviors and events
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Rugs, Deborah
A1  - Kutash, Krista
SP  - 249
EP  - 262
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - A lack of studies which evaluate system change by tracking client outcomes is noted in the children's mental health area. This deficit may be a result of the inability of researchers to define outcomes and to draw conclusions about which measures reflect the efficacy of services and service delivery systems. This paper reviews five social validation surveys which examined children's mental health outcome measures. Based on the results of the five surveys, a model of critical behaviors and events is presented. This model will assist evaluators and researchers in understanding which critical events and behaviors should be measured to assess the impact of community-based mental health services for children.<p /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02234685
ID  - ref1
ER  -