U.S. Public Health Service, Report of the Surgeon General’s Conference on Children’s Mental Health: A National Action Agenda
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Child and Youth Mental Health Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards
United States
31 December 2000
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0-16-050637-9
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Description
This report introduces a blueprint for addressingchildren’s mental health in the United States. It
reflects the culmination of a number of significant
activities over the past year. On March 20, 2000,
a White House Meeting launched a new publicprivate effort to improve the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of children with emotional and
behavioral conditions.
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