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Connecting Low-Income Families to Mental Health Services: The Role of the Family Associate.
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Koroloff, Nancy M.; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1994
The family associate is a parent without professional mental health training who acts as a system guide to low-income families whose children have been referred to mental health services. Family associates in three counties in Oregon provide emotional support and information about mental health services and community resources and link them to…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Family Programs, Helping Relationship
Building on Family Strengths: Research and Services in Support of Children and Their Families. Proceedings of the Building on Family Strengths Annual Conference (14th, Portland, Oregon, May 31-June 2, 2007) and State of the Science Report
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Swart, Sandra, Ed.; Friesen, Barbara, Ed.; Holman, Ariel, Ed.; Aue, Nicole, Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2009
The State of the Science conference was held in May, 2007 as part of the ongoing series of national conferences, "Building on Family Strengths," conducted by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health at Portland State University. The theme of this State-of-the Science conference was "Effective…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Family Programs
The Early Childhood Mental Health Best Practices Project. Report on Project Activities, Year Two.
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Multnomah County Dept. of Community and Family Services, Portland, OR. Behavioral Health Div. – 2001
The goal of the Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Best Practices Project in Multnomah County, Oregon, is to improve the ability of early childhood professionals and partners to support and strengthen the emotional and relational development of young children with their families and communities. This report presents the activities for Year 2 of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
An Examination of the Support Families Receive and Parent Perceptions of How Helpful These Supports Are in Meeting the Needs of Their Children and Families.
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Lehman, Constance M. – 1996
Two-hundred and fifty parents of children with emotional or behavioral disorders residing in Oregon were surveyed concerning the nature and extent of support they received. Parents were affiliated with the Oregon Family Support Network, a statewide, parent-run, information and family advocacy organization. One hundred usable surveys were returned.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy