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. 2021 Mar;48(2):233-249.
doi: 10.1007/s10488-020-01066-7.

Critical Factors Influencing Interorganizational Relationships Between Juvenile Probation and Behavioral Health Agencies

Wayne N Welsh  1 , Richard Dembo  2 , Wayne E K Lehman  3 , John P Bartkowski  4 , Leah Hamilton  5 , Carl G Leukefeld  6 , Tisha Wiley  7
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Critical Factors Influencing Interorganizational Relationships Between Juvenile Probation and Behavioral Health Agencies

Wayne N Welsh et al. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Although interorganizational relationships (IORs) are essential to the effective delivery of human services, very little research has examined relationships between juvenile justice agencies and behavioral health providers, and few studies have identified the most critical organizational and individual-level characteristics influencing IORs. Across 36 sites, juvenile probation officials (n = 458) and community behavioral health providers (n = 91) were surveyed about characteristics of their agencies, themselves, and IORs with each other. Generalized Linear Mixed Models were used to analyze the data. The strongest predictors included Perceived Organizational Support and individual Adaptability. Implications for research, theory and practice are discussed.

Keywords: Behavioral health; Implementation; Interorganizational relationships; Juvenile Justice; Juvenile probation; NIDA.

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Conflict of Interest:The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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