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Update: Improving Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children. Volumes 4-7, Winter 1988-Summer 1991.
Download full textHenderson, Elissa, Ed.; Algarin, Alissa, Ed. – Update: Improving Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children, 1991
This compilation of four annual newsletter issues on services for children with emotional disturbances presents reports of activities, meetings, services, and programs around the country as well as various feature articles. Activities funded under the Child and Adolescent Service System Program are highlighted. In the Winter 1988-89 issue, an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Children
Listening Post, 1984
This special edition summarizes the discussions which proceeded during the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Plenary Session. Following introductory comments by four session participants are seven discussion topics: mental health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives; history and description of the program; services for children…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Human Services
Listening Post, 1984
This special edition contains the background material prepared for the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Program Review session of January 17-19, 1984 which reviewed the background of the Mental Health Program, assessed the major current management and programmatic issues, and developed recommendations for improving the program. The Review…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Human Services
Anthony, William A., Ed.; Wolkon, George H., Ed. – Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 1990
This special journal "Theme" issue presents a collection of papers reflecting the psychiatric practices and community treatment for persons with severe psychiatric disabilities in Asia, Africa, Australia, and India. Some of the papers were presented at the 1988 meeting of the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) in…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedBickman, Leonard, Ed.; Rog, Debra J., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1992
Seven articles focus on child and adolescent mental health services, highlighting major evaluation issues, considering the contribution of evaluation to improvement of these services, and describing efforts to overcome distinctive problems in these areas. Policymakers and providers of services are optimistic about the use of evaluation of program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedEdge, Denzil, Ed. – Behavioral Disorders, 1981
This special issue presents seven papers describing programs for children with behavioral disorders. Among topics addressed are use of role playing to foster social skills, truancy intervention, and cooperative efforts by mental health agencies and public schools. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
McManus, Marilyn, Ed. – Focal Point, 1995
This newsletter theme issue discusses collaboration between professionals and families whose children have emotional disorders. Background information is provided on the concept of empowerment and the development of collaboration as a principle for delivering services. Factors that lead to empowerment and barriers experienced by families are…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Community Services, Coordination
Focal Point, 1992
This newsletter issue focuses on the theme of fostering collaboration between parents and professionals in meeting the mental health needs of children. Structured group interviews (focus groups) were held with both parents and professionals who have been members of decision making boards and committees. Interview excerpts illustrate findings that…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy, Cooperation, Decision Making
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1993
This theme issue of "Focal Point" offers an overview of a range of children's mental health case management issues. Articles include: "Case Management for Families and Children" (Theresa J. Early); "Expectations of Case Management for Children with Emotional Problems: Parent Perspectives" (Richard Donner and others);…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Emotional Disturbances, Family Involvement, Government Role
Peer reviewedBickman, Leonard, Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
This special issue focuses on several methodological issues in the evaluation of the largest mental health and substance abuse project for children and adolescents conducted at a single site, the U.S. Army's Fort Bragg Child and Adolescent Mental Health Demonstration program. The introduction and seven articles describe this program and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Evaluation Methods, Medical Care Evaluation
Foster, Herbert L., Ed. – Perceptions, 1989
This issue of "Perceptions" contains an introductory article by guest editor Herbert Foster--"A Variety of Programs"--and seven articles describing programs for educating emotionally disturbed children in New York. "A Very Special Place" (Susan Kosberg and Bernie Kosberg) describes a therapeutic camping milieu located…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Modification, Camping, Day Schools
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1997
The theme issue of this bulletin is a discussion of youth with emotional disturbances who are in the juvenile justice system and how to meet their needs. Articles include: (1) "Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System" (Susan Rotenberg); (2) "Prevalence of Mental Disorders among Youth in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Community Programs
Caplan, Elizabeth, Ed.; Blankenship, Kelly, Ed.; McManus, Marilyn, Ed. – Focal Point, 1998
This bulletin focuses on family participation in mental health policymaking and highlights state efforts to increase family involvement. Articles include: (1) "Promoting Family Member Involvement in Children's Mental Health Policy Making Bodies," which describes how different states are promoting family member involvement in various statutory and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Family Involvement
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1986
The plight of the chronically mentally ill is discussed in this document. Chronic mental illness is defined as producing major impairments in functioning for an extended period of time. It is noted the chronically mentally ill are expected to negotiate a bureaucratic maze to receive help. The history of treatment of the mentally ill is traced from…
Descriptors: Government Role, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, State Legislation
Journal of Human Services Abstracts, 1983
This journal provides abstracts of 150 documents included in the database of Project SHARE, a National Clearinghouse for Improving the Management of Human Services. These documents are on subjects of concern, interest, and importance to those responsible for the planning, health services, administration, counseling services, employment services,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Services
