title: Collaborative treatment of juvenile firesetters: assessment and outreach.
abstract: Assessment, preventive intervention, and interdisciplinary collaboration between the fire department and mental health services are highlighted as key factors in the identification and treatment of juvenile firesetters and their families. An interagency pilot program in New York City is described and the importance of "aggressive" outreach is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, Tarrytown, N.Y.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sakheim
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Towns-Miranda
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors