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This work was supported by a National Institute of Mental Health grant (MH-11820-04) from the Experimental and Special Training Branch and by the Rochester, Fairport, Rush-Henrietta, and West Irondequoit, New York school districts.
The authors wish to express their thanks to Robert Caldwell and Alice Norkeen of the University of Rochester, who assisted in data tabulation, and to Cathy Sachs of Washington University, who worked on the final stages of the study.
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Dorr, D., Cowen, E.L. & Kraus, R. Mental health professionals view nonprofessional mental health workers. Am J Commun Psychol 1, 258–265 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00881573
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