American Psychiatric Association Publishing Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Managed care has forever altered the service system landscape of mental health care in both the private and public sectors. "Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" provides insight into the public system of care and the requisite tools to manage the rapidly changing clinical, political, and administrative landscape. As a resource guide to the profession, "Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" emphasizes the practical necessities of child psychiatrists and other professionals working with mentally ill youngsters and their families in the practice of community psychiatry and public mental health. Trainees, practitioners, and administrators alike will welcome this indispensable road-map to a higher level of practice in community settings.