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Chaplin, Eddie; O'Hara, Jean; Holt, Geraldine; Bouras, Nick – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The commissioning and provision of mental health services for people with intellectual disability is often complex and characterised by different service delivery models. This paper looks at the current situation 7 years after the White Paper, Valuing People (From words into action: London learning disabilities strategic framework, Department of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Programs
American Public Health Association, Washington, DC. – 1974
In this position paper of the American Public Health Association (APHA), emphasis is placed on the magnitude of the K-12 school community in both size and the duration of time individuals spend there and the subsequent need of good health education. The APHA states that it is concerned about the traditional crisis approach to health care, where…
Descriptors: Health, Health Education, Health Programs, Health Services
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Bergland, Bob – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1988
Summarizes findings of December 1987 hearings in Des Moines and Nashville on the dimensions of mental health problems in rural America. Outlines 18 Commission recommendations to Congress and state legislatures covering mental health service delivery, funding, public education, professional education, and research. (SV)
Descriptors: Committees, Health Needs, Health Services, Mental Health
Bolian, George C. – 1970
Delivery of health care services is under close national scrutiny -- and rightly so! This report examines one facet of those traditional services, inpatient specialty consultation, in the form of 100 consecutive initial requests for child psychiatry consultative assistance in the clinical setting of a large children's hospital. Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Child Psychology, Children, Consultation Programs
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Reeve, Joanne; Peerbhoy, Denise – Health Education Journal, 2007
Objective: Organizational learning, underpinned by evidence-based health care, and greater user involvement in planning and delivery were key objectives of the NHS Plan. Evaluation, and specifically participatory evaluation, offers the potential to address these elements of the NHS modernization agenda. We discuss the strengths and limitations of…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Program Evaluation, Case Studies, Public Agencies
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1981
This first volume of the 1981 Report of the Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health presents the panel's major findings and recommendations in several areas of maternal and child health. Section I, the Introduction, addresses five major concerns related to health care that were identified by the panel. These concerns were (1) that programs…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Children, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Attneave, Carolyn L.; Beiser, Morton – 1975
The sixth volume in a 10-volume report on the historical development (1966-1973) of the 8 administrative Area Offices of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Programs, this report presents information on the Navajo (Window Rock) Area Office. Included in this document are: (1) The Context (geography and description of the Dine, a tribe and…
Descriptors: Administration, Advisory Committees, American Indians, Clinics
Attneave, Carolyn L.; Beiser, Morton – 1975
The third volume in a 10-volume report on the historical development (1966-1973) of the 8 administrative Area Offices of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Programs, this report presents information on the Alaska Area Office. Included in this document are: (1) The Context (geography and demography of Alaska, IHS and regional…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Alaska Natives, American Indians
Attneave, Carolyn L.; Beiser, Morton – 1975
The seventh volume in a 10-volume report on the historical development (1966-1973) of the 8 administrative Area Offices of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Programs, this report presents information on the Oklahoma City Area Office. Included in this document are: (1) General Description: Geography and Demography (population;…
Descriptors: Activities, Advisory Committees, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Solomon, Gary
After years of neglect, rural community mental health is becoming a legitimate area of specialization. Although the number of problems readily visible in rural mental health may appear to be inordinate, probabilities are that the difficulties found in rural locales are quantitatively no different than those found in non-rural areas. The…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Support, Confidentiality, Delivery Systems
Attneave, Carolyn L.; Beiser, Morton – 1975
The fifth volume in a 10-volume report on the historical development (1966-1973) of the 8 administrative Area Offices of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Programs, this report presents information on the Billings Area Office. Included in this document are: (1) General Description (geography, demography, and transportation facilities…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Alcoholism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Attneave, Carolyn L.; Beiser, Morton – 1975
The second volume in a 10-volume report on the historical development (1966-1973) of the 8 administrative Area Offices of the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Programs, this report presents information on the Aberdeen Area Office. Included in this document are: (1) Description of the Area (geography of the Area's Western Portion and…
Descriptors: Activities, Agency Cooperation, American Indian Reservations, American Indians