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Direct linkDePanfilis, Diane – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2015
Spreading and sustaining evidence-informed practice in child welfare is complex. In particular, putting in place an active dissemination strategy requires the recognition of these unique challenges. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how collaborative partnerships between individuals and organizations may represent an opportunity for more…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Sustainability, Evidence, Information Dissemination
Meghea, Cristian Ioan; Williams, Karen Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
The few existing economic evaluations of community-based health promotion interventions were reported retrospectively at the end of the trial. We report an evaluation of the costs of the Kin Keeper(superscript SM) Cancer Prevention Intervention, a female family-focused educational intervention for underserved women applied to increase breast and…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Participatory Research, Intervention, Health Promotion
Williams, K. P.; Mullan, P. B.; Todem, D. – Health Education Research, 2009
This paper presents the rationale and findings of a feasibility and process study of the Kin Keeper[superscript SM] Cancer Prevention Intervention. An observational cohort study design was implemented with African-American women in synergistic female family relationships. Community health workers (CHWs) from two Michigan public health programs…
Descriptors: Females, Prevention, Focus Groups, Health Programs
Peer reviewedHeffron, Mary Claire – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This article discusses the confusion, inaccuracies, and misperceptions arising from the term "infant mental health," and proposes a framework for the use of the term. This framework sets out a language and clear distinctions among the categories of promotion, relationship-based preventive intervention, and treatment. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
Hoffman, Carl – Appalachia, 1993
Describes programs of Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Development Services, a private nonprofit agency that provides preventive health care services to families in Chemung County, New York. The Infant Registry program registers, tracks, and screens the health and development of children from birth until the child starts school. (LP)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Early Intervention, Early Parenthood
Peer reviewedJennings, Jenni; Pearson, Glen; Harris, Mark – Journal of School Health, 2000
Describes the evolution, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of comprehensive school-based mental health services in the Dallas, Texas public schools. A collaboration between mental health services, other health services, and the schools established 10 Youth and Family Centers to serve local schools. Benefits and challenges to coordinated…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Health Promotion
Download full textPeck, Magda G., Ed. – 1994
This report contains selected presentations from the 1993 Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference. Following welcoming remarks by Carolyn Slack, two presentations discuss improving urban maternal and child health (MCH) linkages. "Pittsburgh's Alliance for Infants," by Virginia Bowman, describes a comprehensive in-home…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Health
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, Washington, DC. – 2003
Each year, Early Head Start (EHS) and migrant and seasonal Head Start grantees are invited to share their experiences in providing high-quality services for expectant parents and families with infants and toddlers. This report highlights how 10 Early Head Start and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start grantees respond to mental health needs of infants,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Childhood Needs, Family Needs, Family Programs
Walker, Pamela – Zero to Three (J), 2006
This article describes how a rural community in Colorado developed the infrastructure to provide a family-centered, culturally competent array of early childhood mental health services that are integrated into existing community-based programs. The Early Childhood Health/Education Outreach (ECHO) and Family Center Early Childhood Council's…
Descriptors: Health Services, Prevention, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Peer reviewedSaulter, Mae F. – Children Today, 1995
Provides an overview of the programs and activities of Parent Child Incorporated (PCI), a human services agency in San Antonio, Texas. PCI oversees or administers various Head Start, nutrition, family day-care, child-care, health, parenting, and adult education programs. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Day Care, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
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
Lalley, Jacqueline, Ed.; Ahsan, Nilofer, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1998
This report of the Family Resource Coalition of America examines partnerships between family support programs and health care providers, forged to ensure that the comprehensive needs of families are met. The report begins with two articles, "Family Support and the Emerging Health System" and "Social and Economic Issues Affecting…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Children
Cook, James R.; Kilmer, Ryan P. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
Systems of care (SOCs) have been developed throughout the country to meet the needs of children with severe emotional disturbances (SED) and their families. In these SOCs, multiple agencies and disciplines are expected to work together with informal community supports to address families' needs (Stroul & Friedman, 1986a). A review of the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health, Systems Analysis
Green, Morris, Ed. – 1994
The goal of the Bright Futures project is to respond to the emerging preventive and health promotion needs of infants, children, and adolescents. Bright Futures is sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the United States Public Health Service and the Medicaid Bureau of the Health Care Financing Administration. Over 100 professionals,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Health
