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Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1986
Mental health services for children and adolescents from the states' perspective is the topic of this document. The introduction provides statistics on mental health service needs and utilization in this population, while highlighting underserved needs. The history of mental health services provision and funding is traced from isolated state…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Financial Support, Government Role
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1986
In light of reduced or eliminated federal funding, this report discusses mental health services provisions. The history of mental health service funding is presented. Funding responsibility is traced from communities, to states, to private health insurance, to federal assistance, to community provision with state and federal funds, and finally to…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Government Role, Mental Health Programs
Sonnier, Catherine – State Legislative Report, 1988
The amount of state legislation dealing with child care issues has significantly increased in the last 5 years. This report focuses on state strategies for expanding and improving the child care system through incentives and support for employers and providers. State policymakers are exploring partnerships of public and private resources for…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Employer Supported Day Care, Financial Support, Personnel Policy
Bustos, Patrick D. – State Legislative Report, 1988
Examined are recent legislative initiatives related to the problem of adolescent pregnancy and parenting. A 50-state survey was conducted by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and each state's legislative research agency provided information on bills and acts from the 1986 and 1987 legislative sessions, as well as programs and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Educational Legislation, Financial Support
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1988
The mental health policies of the past 20 years and the evidence of unserved populations suffering from serious mental illness constitute a public health crisis. Currently there are at least 3,000,000 people in the United States suffering from mental disorders. A fully developed continuum of care is needed to respond effectively to the diverse…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Financial Policy
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1988
Many mentally ill children, especially those who are seriously disturbed, are not receiving the mental health care they need. Although the federal government offers financing to the states for child and adolescent mental health programming, the primary responsibility for financing mental health services has been assumed by state governments. At…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Coordination, Federal Legislation
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1988
Historically, the financial responsibility for caring for those with mental illness has shifted back and forth from the local community, to the state, to the federal government. Today states provide the vast majority of the funds to the state mental health agencies and oversee local governments and most private resources for mental health funding.…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Financial Policy
