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Direct linkPolcin, Douglas L.; Korcha, Rachael – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2017
Social support and psychiatric severity are known to influence substance abuse. However, little is known about how their influences vary under different conditions. We aimed to study how different types of social support were associated with substance abuse outcomes among persons with low and moderate psychiatric severity who entered Sober Living…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse, Social Support Groups, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Menefee, Gerald R.; Keenan, John R. – School Business Affairs, 1980
California school districts have generated an immediate 20 percent administrative saving by self-insuring Workers' Compensation. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Insurance, Money Management, School Districts
Peer reviewedCorey, Gerald; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1980
Describes a workshop providing tools for self-confrontation and for acquiring self-help methods of making the desired changes in participants' daily lives. Many participants came to the realization that they are not passive victims of life, that they do make choices, and that they shape their lives by those choices. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Individual Development, Individual Power, Program Descriptions
Rowe, Donald R.; Spees, H. P. – Migration World, 1987
The Fresno County Refugee Health Volunteer Project enables individuals, families, and community groups to meet their health care needs. In spite of various problems, valuable progress has been made since 1984. The program is a model approach to health care which builds on the strength and skills of the community. (VM)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Health Services, Cultural Differences, Decentralization
Humphreys, Keith; Macus, Sue; Stewart, Eric; Oliva, Elizabeth – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
Accumulating research attests to the benefits of self-help groups for people who have various chronic health problems. Expansion of self-help group participation may enable a broader portion of society to experience these health benefits. The Media and Education for Self-Help (MESH) Project was an effort to increase interest in health-related…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Self Help Programs, Urban Areas
