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Sekhar, Deepa L.; Schaefer, Eric W.; Hoke, Alicia M.; Rosen, Perri; Chuzie, Roberta A.; Milakovic, Dana M. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: The Student Assistance Program (SAP) is mandated kindergarten to 12th grade in Pennsylvania schools to address barriers to student academic success. Following student referral, SAP teams use a systematic process to inform recommendations for school or community-based services. To evaluate program outcomes, a review of student SAP…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Networks, Community Services
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Esbensen, Anna J.; Bishop, Somer; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Greenberg, Jan S.; Taylor, Julie Lounds – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Differences between 70 adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability and 70 age-matched adults with Down syndrome were examined on variables indicative of independence in adult life. Adults with autism spectrum disorder had less residential independence and social contact with friends, had more limited functional abilities and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Autism, Down Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Schneider, Mark; Slogan, John R. – Social Science Quarterly, 1982
The fiscal characteristics of Black and White suburbs were investigated. Black suburbs have a substantially lower property tax base than White suburbs, higher taxes, and greater indebtedness. They provide a wider range of municipal services and significantly higher level of per capita expenditures. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Services, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors
Ramirez, David G. – 1982
The past 22 years of research on the underutilization of mental health services by Mexican Americans are critically analyzed from conceptual and technical perspectives. While basic assertions of previous investigators that underutilization exists are correct, research concepts and methods used have been inadequate in relation to the issue's…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community Services, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences