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Identifying Mental Health and Substance Use Problems of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Child-Serving Organizations

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This manual offers guidance and tools for identifying mental illness or substance use issues early in children and adolescents in various setting, such as in schools, the juvenile justice and child welfare system, and when receiving primary care.

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SMA12-4700
Publication Date
April 2012

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