At least one in 20 children and adolescents--as many as 3 million young people--may have a serious emotional disturbance that severely disrupts life at home, school, and in the community.
In an effective "system of care," schools, community mental health centers, psychiatric treatment programs, social service organizations, juvenile justice programs, and primary health care organizations coordinate services to most effectively address the needs of these children while allowing them to remain in their community.
The AACAP promotes the development of systems of care that are informed by the principles of child and adolescent psychiatry through the work of the Work Group on Community Systems of Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances and the Hospitalization and Continuum of Care Committee.
Systems of Care Resources
Schools
Child Welfare
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In an effective "system of care," schools, community mental health centers, psychiatric treatment programs, social service organizations, juvenile justice programs, and primary health care organizations coordinate services to most effectively address the needs of these children while allowing them to remain in their community.
The AACAP promotes the development of systems of care that are informed by the principles of child and adolescent psychiatry through the work of the Work Group on Community Systems of Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances and the Hospitalization and Continuum of Care Committee.
Systems of Care Resources
Systems-Based Practice Toolkit (©2009)
The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Systems of Care
Best Principles for Managed Care Medicaid RFP's (©1996)
Best Principles for Measuring Outcomes in Managed Care Medicaid Programs
Guidelines for Training Towards Community-Based Systems of Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (©1996)*
The Role of a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Organized Systems of Care (©1991)
Best Principles for Managed Care Medicaid RFP's (©1996)
Best Principles for Measuring Outcomes in Managed Care Medicaid Programs
Guidelines for Training Towards Community-Based Systems of Care for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (©1996)*
The Role of a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Organized Systems of Care (©1991)
Schools
Practice Parameter for Psychiatric Consultation to Schools (2004)*
Practice Parameter for Psychiatric Consultation to Schools - Tables (2004)*
Juvenile JusticePractice Parameter for Psychiatric Consultation to Schools - Tables (2004)*
AACAP Monograph: Recommendations for Juvenile Justice Reform (2005)*
Practice Paremeter for the Assessment and Treatment of Youth in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities (2004)*
Practice Paremeter for the Assessment and Treatment of Youth in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities (2004)*
Child Welfare
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