Psychological maltreatment (PM) is a widespread form of child maltreatment, both in high-risk and maltreating parents, yet there are no intervention programs that target it directly. In this study, the content of parenting programs for high-risk and maltreating parents was assessed to determine whether the program manuals include content on PM.…

Purpose: This study examined the associations between participant and site characteristics and retention in a multisite cardiovascular disease risk reduction project. Design and Methods: Data were derived from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Healthy Heart Demonstration Project, an intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk among American…

Implementation of patient safety initiatives can be costly in time and energy. Because of small volumes and limited resources, rural hospitals often are not included in nationally driven patient safety initiatives. This article describes the Tennessee Rural Hospital Patient Safety Demonstration project, whose goal was to strengthen capacity for…

This report focuses on the seven original Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects selected for funding in 2003. Three of the original seven projects were selected for a national random assignment evaluation in 2005; however, this report only focuses on program operations prior to joining the random assignment evaluation for the three…

The document reports the suggestions offered by workshop participants regarding alternative responses to the problems of delinquent behavior patterns in youth. Recommendations offered include the following: priority must be given to services to children in need, with the goal of preventing entrance into the traditional justice system; programs…

The paper describes the T.O.T.E. (Teach Our Tots Early) Infant/Toddler Intervention Program to provide educational programing for handicapped children from birth to age 3 years. Sections address the following program components: program development, delivery model (primarily home-based), staffing, population (southeast Wayne County, Michigan),…

The document serves as a directory of projects supported by the U.S. Office of Special Education in the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) and provides an overview of their activities. An introduction describes the HCEEP network. The overview summarizes the activities of the five types of HCEEP projects: Demonstration, Outreach…

Describes the Child Neglect Project of the Children and Youth Project at the Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. The development of the Child Neglect Severity Scale, an instrument measuring nine categories of neglect, is also briefly described. (RH)

Presented is a directory of approximately 120 federally funded First Chance programs for handicapped preschoolers. A map and city listing provide regional and geographic information on the projects. Listed alphabetically by city are demonstration (first three years of funding) and outreach (fourth and fifth year funding) projects. Usually provided…

This report describes the background, objectives, and design of the Opening Doors evaluation. It begins below with a brief review of the research on community college students and their experiences. Chapter 2 then provides a general description of the six colleges that are participating in the demonstration and the four interventions that are…

The five diverse programs in this booklet met the American Federation of Teachers' criteria for effectiveness and replicability (criteria and search process are listed at the end of the booklet). While two of the five programs in the booklet can be used at either the elementary or secondary level, three are only for the elementary level. Before…

Described is an intervention program which stresses observation and therapy of the developmentally delayed preschool child in a variety of settings ranging from the one-to-one therapist and child clinic setting to integration in a community kindergarten with limited supportive tutoring. (DB)

Purpose: We describe and evaluate a project designed to pilot test an evidence-based clinical intervention for assessing and treating depression in older adults in rural primary care clinics. Project ADAPT--Assuring Depression Assessment and Proactive Treatment--utilized existing primary care resources to overcome barriers to sustainability…

The document contains summaries of over 50 publicly available publications which support the case for early intervention for handicapped children and their families. Section 1 contains studies pertaining to the effectiveness of any intervention. This section also describes projects approved by the United States Department of Education's Joint…

Described are 27 projects originally funded by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped as part of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program. An introductory section gives background information on the principles, beginnings, and activities of the projects. Provided for each of the project descriptions are the following: project title,…