1. A note from the editor

   • Saul Feldman

   Editorials Pages: 207 - 208

2. Guest editors' introduction

   • Lenore B. Behar
   • Richard L. Munger

   Editorials Pages: 209 - 213

3. Hidden cost of children's outpatient mental health services: Lessons from New York state

   • John B. Mordock

   Articles Pages: 215 - 229

4. Initial treatment decisions by level of care for youth in the CHAMPUS Tidewater Demonstration

   • Barbara J. Burns
   • James W. Thompson
   • Howard H. Goldman

   Articles Pages: 231 - 246

5. Integration of individualized mental health services into the system of care for children and adolescents

   • John E. VanDenBerg

   Articles Pages: 247 - 257

6. Collaboration can be elusive: Virginia's experience in developing an interagency system of care

   • Gary Macbeth

   Articles Pages: 259 - 282

7. Distribution and costs of mental health service within a system of care for children and adolescents

   • Lenore B. Behar
   • Gary Macbeth
   • Joan M. Holland

   Articles Pages: 283 - 295

8. Preparation of students to work with children and families: Is it meeting the need?

   • Robert M. Friedman

   Articles Pages: 297 - 310

9. Multi-stage evaluation for a community mental health system for children

   • Krista Kutash
   • Albert Duchnowski
   • Deborah Rugs

   Articles Pages: 311 - 322