Parents with severe mental illness and their children: the need for human services integration.
This article presents the findings and recommendations of a statewide interagency task force on parents with mental illness who have young children. Based on testimony from consumers, providers, and advocates, the task force concluded that this is a substantial and neglected public policy issue requiring an intergovernmental, services integration approach. Recommendations were made in the areas of services, policies and procedures, and service coordination.
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Community Support Programs, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany 12229.
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration