Title Mental health services for minority ethnic children and adolescents / edited by Mhemooda Malek and Carol Joughin ; foreword by Kedar Nath Dwivedi.

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London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.

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Description	1 online resource (224 pages).
Series	Child and adolescent mental health series
	Child and adolescent mental health series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Contents	Cover; Mental Health Services for Minority Ethnic Children and Adolescents; Contents; Foreword -- Kedar Nath Dwivedi; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction -- Mhemooda Malek; Recommendations -- FOCUS; Part One; 1 Understanding Ethnicity and Children's Mental Health; 2 The Cultural Relevance of the Mental Health Disciplines; 3 The Epidemiology of Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents from Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK; 4 Meeting the Needs of Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK; 5 Refugee Children in the UK; Part Two; Survey Methods and Findings.
Summary	Bringing together current research on mental health services for children from minority ethnic backgrounds, this much-needed resource provides guidance for both practice and policy. In the light of their interviews with child and adolescent mental health managers about their approaches to service development, the authors argue that the delivery of effective services can be achieved only by recognizing the diversity of cultures and individual needs of minority groups and encouraging more communication between service providers. They consider how ethnicity is defined, and how the field of mental.
Subject	Children of minorities -- Mental health services -- Great Britain.
	Minority teenagers -- Mental health services -- Great Britain.
	Children of minorities -- Mental health -- Great Britain.
	Minority teenagers -- Mental health -- Great Britain.
	Child mental health services -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
	Child psychiatry -- Social aspects.
	Adolescent psychiatry -- Social aspects.
	Mental Health Services.
	Child.
	Cultural Diversity.
	Ethnicity -- psychology.
	Health Care Surveys -- methods.
	Mental Disorders -- ethnology.
	Minority Groups -- psychology.
	Needs Assessment.
	United Kingdom.
	PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Health.
	PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
	MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
	Children of minorities -- Mental health services. (OCoLC)fst00855450
	Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Added Author	Malek, Mhemooda.
	Joughin, Carol.
Other Form:	Print version: Mental health services for minority ethnic children and adolescents. London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004 1843102366 1841870390 (DLC) 2004003242 (OCoLC)54425147
ISBN	1423710096 (electronic bk.)
	9781423710097 (electronic bk.)

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