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.
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