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Williams, Sarah – 1988
This report highlights the major issues discussed during a 2-day workshop on Medicaid funding for community-based mental health services for children and youth with severe emotional disturbances. The report opens with a brief description of the service needs of children and youth with severe emotional disturbances and the system of care that can…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances
Holden, E. Wayne; Osher, Trina W.; Santiago, Rolando L.; Hernandez, Mario; Brannan, Ana Maria – 2000
This brief paper summarizes three papers and a response presented at a symposium examining longitudinal comparison studies of federally funded community mental health services (CMHS) for children and their families. Emphasis was on comparing the system of care approach to a more traditional approach. The symposium provided an update on the status…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances
Massey, Oliver T.; Telleen, Sharon; Kim, Young O. Rhee; Stewart-Nava, Helen; Maher, Susan; Boroughs, Michael; Henson, Kelli S.; Armstrong, Kathleen H.; Santoro, Gina; Perry, Angela – 2002
This document is comprised of summaries of six papers presented at a symposium on the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, a federal grant to school districts intended to promote health and safety in schools and communities. The Initiative was designed to confront school violence, safety, and mental health needs through the provision of a…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Grants, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Hansen, Carl E., Ed. – 1988
The focus of the six seminar papers is on the rehabilitation needs of persons with long-term mental illness, followed by excerpts of reviews and comments, as well as summary recommendations. "Rehabilitation Programs in the 1980s: Laying the Groundwork for the 1990s" (William Anthony) notes that deinstitutionalization is a historical fact…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Consumer Protection
Stroul, Beth A. – 1990
Proceedings are presented from a meeting designed to encourage and assist university-based researchers and public policy-makers in the formation of meaningful, long-term collaborations that would ultimately increase chances of competing successfully for research grants on the efficacy of services and systems of care for children and adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1992
This collection consists of the technical papers presented at a federally sponsored workshop on financing of mental health services for children and adolescents. Individually, the papers reflect the fragmentation of the field--both the fragmented service delivery system and fragmented research on services and financing. Together, the papers form a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Children, Delivery Systems
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed.; Friesen, Barbara J., Ed. – 1986
The Families as Allies Conference was held to promote collaborative working relationships between professionals and parents of seriously emotionally handicapped children and adolescents, at the case level as well as the service delivery system level. This working conference was designed to involve equal numbers of parents and professionals,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship
Fish, Sue, Ed.; Holloway, Carolyn, Ed. – 1991
These conference proceedings contain presentations related to child abuse and neglect among American Indians and mental health issues for emotionally disturbed American Indian children and adolescents. Specific topics include: (1) tribal mental health programs; (2) child abuse prevention and intervention; (3) child rearing programs to fight child…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, American Indians, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
Osofsky, Joy D., Ed.; Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero To Three, 1996
This collection of articles summarizes what mental health professionals have learned about evaluating and treating infants and young children who have been exposed to violence in their homes and communities. Emphasis is on recognizing symptoms and behaviors demonstrated by very young children who have been exposed to violence, supporting…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Children
Gordon, Lynwood J., Ed.; Tullis, Kathryn, Ed.; Hanson, Andrea, Ed.; Sowders, Stacey, Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2005
The 11th Annual Building on Family Strengths Conference was held from May 6th through May 8th, 2004, in Portland, Oregon. Highlights included: (1) The revival of a pre-conference training session; this year featured "Understanding Research and Evaluation in Relation to Social Change," presented by Elaine Slaton and Shannon CrossBear of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Program Effectiveness, Mental Health, Empowerment
Liberton, Cindy J., Ed.; And Others – 1993
This conference proceedings document includes 43 papers on the provision of mental health services to children. Eleven papers focus on evaluation of systems of care, addressing: preliminary findings from several program evaluation studies, systems of care in California, several Robert Wood Johnson projects, a parents' satisfaction survey in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Child Welfare, Delivery Systems
Liberton, Cindy, Ed.; Kutash, Krista, Ed.; Friedman, Robert M., Ed. – 1996
This proceedings document includes papers presented at a conference on children's mental health, systems of care, and research. Papers are grouped into 11 chapters which address the following topics: (1) program and system evaluations (nine papers); (2) managed care in children's mental health (six papers); (3) accountability and information…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children
Friedman, Robert M.; Evans, Mary; Morrison-Rodriguez, Barbara; Kutash, Krista; Duchnowski, Al; Hernandez, Mario; Hodges, Sharon; Armstrong, Mary; Pires, Sheila; Stroul, Beth; Greenbaum, Paul; Brown, Eric; Lazear, Katherine – 2000
This paper describes each of eight current interrelated federally funded research projects conducted by the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health at the University of South Florida. For each project, information is provided on the project's background, purpose, methodology, and anticipated results. Project titles and principal…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Behavioral Science Research, Children