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Inside the Belly of the Beast: How Bad Systems Trump Good Programs

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    Patrick McCarthy & Ben Kerman

  2. Center for Effective Family Services and Systems, Baltimore, MD, USA

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McCarthy, P., Kerman, B. Inside the Belly of the Beast: How Bad Systems Trump Good Programs. Adm Policy Ment Health 37, 167–172 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0273-4

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