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Participatory Model of Mental Health Programming: Lessons Learned from Work in a Developing Country.
Peer reviewedNastasi, Bonnie K.; Varjas, Kristen; Sarkar, Sreeroopa; Jayasena, Asoka – School Psychology Review, 1998
Describes application of participatory model for creating school-based mental health services in a developing country. Describes process of identifying individual and cultural factors relevant to mental health. Discusses importance of formative research and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure cultural specificity of interventions, and the…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textCarpenter, Kera R. – 1998
Because financial, technical, and geographic constraints often limit the ability of health care providers to reach all children in need of care, especially in developing nations, some governments, donor agencies, and other development organizations are exploring the use of interagency collaboration to deliver health care services in schools. This…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Children
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1992
This publication discusses the effects of the physical environment on the maturation of children in developing nations. Part 1 examines the conceptual framework of a strategy for environmental improvement that includes the social, economic, and political underpinnings necessary for the success of such an approach. Part 2 discusses the quality of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. United States Committee. – 1987
The goal of the Universal Child Immunization Program, adopted by the World Health Organization in 1977, is to inoculate by 1990, every child in the world against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, tuberculosis, and polio. By 1987, nearly 80 countries had undertaken or were planning immunization programs. These diseases, combined with…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children, Class Activities
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1990
This report summarizes the ways in which children in developing nations have been adversely affected by their environment and what changes could be made to mitigate these circumstances. Chapter 1 discusses the environment, children, and future generations, pointing out the special needs children have now and will have in the future, the role of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health
Annan, Kofi A. – 2001
This abridged version of the Secretary-General's report to the United Nations General Assembly's Special Session on Children details the achievements of the 1990 World Summit for Children. Nearly 150 countries provided national progress reports of their implementation of goals set forth in the Summit and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Change Strategies, Child Health, Child Welfare
