Mental Health and Illness in Boston's Children and Adolescents: one City's Experience and its Implications for Mental Health Policy Makers - Centre for Suicide PreventionCentre for Suicide Prevention

Year: 2001 Source: Public Health Reports, v.116, no.4, (July/August 2001), p.317-326 SIEC No: 20050473

This article summarizes the findings of the 1999 Boston Public Health Commission study of mental health disturbance among Boston’s children & adolescents, and reviews the policy changes that followed its release in 2000. The Commission’s findings regarding rates of depression, suicidal ideation, attempt, & completion amongst Boston youth are discussed, along with implications for the development of a mental health agenda for young people in Boston. (21 refs)

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Mental Health and Illness in Boston’s Children and Adolescents: one City’s Experience and its Implications for Mental Health Policy Makers

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