“CMHI was shaped by several Federal and State initiatives, beginning with the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) (see Stroul & Friedman, 1986, for a comprehensive discussion of the program’s background). CASSP was a national effort designed to help States and communities build comprehensive, community-based systems of care that were youth and family focused. Since that time, this approach has become the cornerstone of many mental health service delivery programs within communities across the country, and in the territories.”

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