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The cost of outpatient mental health services for children is described in terms of services provided and management practices, and contrasted with spending for adult services. Staff in children's clinics experience more difficulty in fee collection, must schedule more evening hours, require more training and supervision, and have more problems in maintaining caseload standards and clinical records. Administrative staff spend more time marketing services and maintaining a positive community image, and sometimes sacrifice efficiency in the interest of social responsibility.
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Mordock, J.B. Hidden cost of children's outpatient mental health services: Lessons from New York state. Adm Policy Ment Health 20, 215–229 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709733
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