Achieving the Goals of the National Agenda

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Special Issue Editors' Comments: We would like to thank our editors, Michael H. Epstein and Doug Cullinan, for making this special series on the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance possible. It is their leadership that makes it possible to exchange much needed information about the seven strategic targets, and it is through their cooperation that progress and implementation of the National Agenda will continue. We believe this special series will contribute greatly to the ongoing transformation and preparedness of professionals to best serve children and youth with serious emotional disturbance. It is our hope that the information in this special series will help guide future policy, practices, and research. The series is completed in the next issue, Vol. 5, No. 2.

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