NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL-DISORDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES .2. IMPLEMENTATION IN A LOCAL SYSTEM OF CARE

In a previous article, rationale and procedures were presented for a m odel needs assessment of community-based services for children and you th with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families. In this article, the authors describe initial needs assessment planning activ ities, examine the implementation of the proposed model, provide a gen eral overview of the results, and review how the community that conduc ted the assessment used the information to identify system development priorities and action plans, Quantitative data are provided on the po pulation demographics and parent and direct service provider surveys. Qualitative data are presented on the semistructured interviews with k ey stakeholders and direct service providers.