Susan E. Smalling
Case Western Reserve University
5 Papers
1 Citations
Susan E. Smalling is an academic researcher from Case Western Reserve University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Social work. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications.
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A steady presence in the midst of change: Nonkin natural mentors in the lives of older youth exiting foster care.
TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of the non-kin natural mentoring relationships among 19-year-old youths in the process of "aging out" of the foster care system in Missouri.
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Static, dynamic, integrated, and contextualized: a framework for understanding mental health service utilization among young adults.
Michelle R. Munson,James Jaccard,Susan E. Smalling,Hyun Soo Kim,James Joseph Werner,Lionel D. Scott +5 more
TL;DR: Two major themes about mental health service use emerged from the findings, namely the changing nature of service use over time and characterizations of experiences associated with service use at a given point in time and links between broader theoretical frameworks of service utilization and social psychological models of decision making.
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Former system youth with mental health needs: Routes to adult mental health care, insight, emotions, and mistrust
TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to explore the mental health service use experiences among former system youth with childhood histories which included mental disorder, use of publicly-funded mental health services, and use of additional public systems of care.
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The Experiences of Gay Men and Lesbians in Becoming and Being Adoptive Parents
TL;DR: In this article, the adoption and parenting experiences of lesbian and gay (LG) adoptive parents were explored through a large-scale survey of 182 LG adoptive parents, with a focus on the challenges and joys of being an adoptive parent.