NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Walker, Janet S., Ed.; Gowen, L. Kris, Ed.; Aue, Nicole, Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2008
This issue of "Focal Point" explores how the increasing emphasis on using evidence-based practices and a "system of care" approach is driving changes in jobs and roles related to children's mental health. Articles in the issue describe how agencies and providers of services and supports have responded to these changes by creating new types of…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Children, Mental Health, Validity
White, Andrew; Hemphill, Clara; Hurley, Kendra – Center for an Urban Future, 2009
In the wake of a U.S. Justice Department investigation that found widespread use of excessive force by staff at upstate psychiatric care facilities for mentally ill children, this new edition of Child Welfare Watch identifies shortcomings in mental health services and explores possible solutions, including the expansion of alternatives to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice
Goodman, Deborah, Ed. – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2008
"SAMHSA News" is the national newsletter of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Published six times a year (bimonthly) by SAMHSA's Office of Communications, SAMHSA News contains information about the latest substance abuse and mental health treatment and prevention practices, recent statistics on mental health and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Rural Areas
Frueh, Eileen; Hosmer, Katie; Bender, Kristen; Wells, Greg; Rhymer, Lacey – US Department of Education, 2005
"The Challenge", a publication of the US Department of Education's office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, provides critical information and resources to assist schools in creating safe and healthy environments for young people. This issue presents topics designed to help schools play a key role in teaching students good habits that can last a…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Walker, Janet S., Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2006
This issue of "Focal Point" describes the need for, and provides examples of, new strategies for meeting the mental health needs of children and adolescents involved with the juvenile justice system. Articles in this issue discuss the particular need for correction in the way that the juvenile justice system interacts with youth who have mental…
Descriptors: Health Services, Court Litigation, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health