The effect of services coordination teams on outcomes for children in state custody.
The author describes the results of a quasi-experimental study of the effects of interorganizational services coordination teams on the quality and outcomes of services to children in state custody. The findings suggest that services coordination teams improve access to services and enhance service outcomes. Children served by services coordination teams were more likely to be placed in less restrictive residential settings, more like to be placed in settings appropriate to their levels of psycho-social functioning, and more likely to receive needed services from the state's mental health system. Moreover, those children with the most serious externalizing problem (i.e., aggressive, antisocial) behavior made more progress when served by services coordination teams.
College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000299:Adolescent, Institutionalized / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013714:Tennessee