Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ696096
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar
Pages: 14
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Integrating Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Other Agencies in a Continuum of Services
Howell, James C.; Kelly, Marion R.; Palmer, James; Mangum, Ronald L.
Child Welfare, v83 n2 p143 Mar 2004
This article presents a comprehensive strategy framework for integrating mental health, child welfare, education, substance abuse, and juvenile justice system services. It proposes an infrastructure of information exchange, cross-agency client referrals, a networking protocol, interagency councils, and service integration models. This infrastructure facilitates integrated service delivery.
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Public Agencies, Mental Health Programs, Delivery Systems, Integrated Services, Referral, Cooperation
Child Welfare League of America, P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Web site: http://www.cwla.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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