title: Best practices for mental health in child welfare: screening, assessment, and treatment guidelines.
abstract: The Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference focused on developing guidelines in five key areas (screening and assessment, psychosocial interventions, psychopharmacologic treatment, parent engagement, and youth empowerment) related to children's mental health. This paper provides an overview of issues related to the first three areas, presents the guidelines developed in these areas, and discusses the implications these guidelines have for the field of child welfare.
authors: The REACH Institute, Resource for Advancing Children's Health, New York, New York 10123, USA. lisa@thereachinstitute.org
authors: Lisa Hunter
authors: LH
authors: Romanelli
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Landsverk
authors: Jessica Mass
authors: JM
authors: Levitt
authors: Laurel K
authors: LK
authors: Leslie
authors: Maia M
authors: MM
authors: Hurley
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Bellonci
authors: Leonard T
authors: LT
authors: Gries
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Pecora
authors: Peter S
authors: PS
authors: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs