TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Pathways to mental health services for children and youth in the child welfare system: a focus on social workers' referral
JO  - Child and adolescent social work journal
A1  - Villagrana, Margarita
SP  - 435
EP  - 449
VL  - 27
IS  - 6
N2  - Case abstraction was used to collect data from court reports to examine characteristics that predict referral to mental health services by court and child welfare social workers and whether referral to mental health services was a significant determinant of service utilization. Home placement and multiple types of abuse were significant predictors of a referral to mental health services by the court social worker and age and reported sexual abuse were significant in the utilization of services. Practice and policy implications are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0738-0151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10560-010-0215-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -