Table of Contents

The System of Care Concept; Evaluation Results on Systems of Care; Framework for System of Care; Development; Building Systems of Care; Individualized Services in Systems of Care; Evidence-Based Practices Within Systems of Care; Costs of Service Delivery Within Systems of Care; Financing Strategies for Systems of Care; Sustaining Systems of Care; Partnerships with Families for Family-Driven Systems of Care; Partnerships with Youth for Youth-Guided Systems of Care; Cultural and Linguistic Competence and Eliminating Disparities; Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement; Monitoring Fidelity to System of Care Principles in Service Delivery; Communications and Social Marketing; Strengths-Based, Individualized Services in Systems of Care; Improving Services through Evidence-Based Practice Elements; Services for High-Risk Populations in Systems of Care; Services for Young Children and their Families in Systems of Care; Services for Youth in Transition to Adulthood in Systems of Care; School-Based Mental Health Services in Systems of Care; Services for Youth and Their Families in:; -the Juvenile Justice System; -the Child Welfare System; -Diverse Communities; Workforce Development Implications; Policy Implications; Research and Evaluation Implications.

About the Author

Beth A. Stroul is Vice President and Co-founder, Management & Training Institutes, Inc., Virginia. Gary M. Blau is Chief, Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Reviews

"By far the most comprehensive document for those communities beginning the transformation to a System of Care." --Michael F. Elwell, M.S.