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The child guidance clinic in a community mental health center: A five-year report

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This report compares the functioning and productivity of a child guidance clinic during 5-year periods before and after the move into a comprehensive community mental health center. The transition was characterized by an accelerating case load, more efficient use of manpower, and diversification of programs despite the loss of organizational autonomy. Children and youth services retained their functional identity in the face of pressures for an undifferentiated intake. Blending of children and adult services, when both are in close proximity, stems from an urgency to serve large numbers of adults but may endanger programs for children.

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  1. Children and Youth Division, Rochester Mental Health Center, 1425 Portland Avenue, 14621, Rochester, New York

    Werner I. Halpern M.D. (Director)

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An earlier version of this paper was read at the annual meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children in November 1971.

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Halpern, W.I. The child guidance clinic in a community mental health center: A five-year report. Community Ment Health J 10, 292–300 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410775

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