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Family Participation in Evaluating Systems of Care: Family, Research, and Service System Perspectives.
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Osher, Trina W.; van Kammen, Welmoet; Zaro, Susan M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A survey of 37 system-of-care sites constituting 31 programs for children with serious mental health challenges found high family participation in such activities as modification of questionnaires, collecting data, and reviewing results. Low family participation was reported in the hiring of staff and data processing. Most families were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Data Collection
Commentary on the Special Issue on the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program.
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Burns, Barbara J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
This commentary summarizes findings from previous articles on system-of-care mental health programs for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. It addresses characteristics of participating children and families, system measurement system development, costs and sustainability, and family participation in program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Data Collection
Utilizing Client Outcomes to Improve the Delivery of Mental Health Services: Coping with Organizational Realities, Concerns about Relevance, and the Believability of the Data.
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Green, Rex S., Ed.; Newman, Frederick L., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The six articles of this special section address the organizational context that shapes utilization of mental health services, the relevance of data elements and results to decision making, and assuring the validity of evaluation results. Theoretical and practical concerns are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Coping, Data Collection, Decision Making
Development and Implementation of a Multisite Evaluation for the Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study
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Giard, Julienne; Hennigan, Karen; Huntington, Nicholas; Vogel, Wendy; Rinehart, Debbie; Mazelis, Ruta; Nadlicki, Terri; Veysey, Bonita M. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
In this article we describe the development and implementation of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) multisite Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study (WCDVS), highlighting some of the challenges encountered, decisions made, and lessons learned. Four themes are discussed. First, the unique…
Descriptors: Health Services, Research Design, Substance Abuse, Research Methodology