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Allen, Alec J.; Mitchell, Martin L. – Pointer, 1982
At the Star Commonwealth School (Ohio) for troubled students, students and staff engage in a variety of community volunteer activities, typically with senior citizens, smaller children, and the handicapped. (SW)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Helping Relationship, Residential Programs
Texas State Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Austin. – 1990
This report, in two volumes, contains recommendations and supporting documentation for restructuring mental health services to Texas' children with an emphasis on the cost effectiveness of developing accountable school and community based services, family centered prevention services, and early intervention services. Major mental health issues for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedRoss, Samuel B., Jr. – Journal of Experiential Education, 1984
Describes Green Chimneys School, a New York multi-service residential agency for emotionally disturbed children and their families. Describes how Green Chimneys opens its campus to the community with help from an advisory board. Notes advantages of community involvement and addresses 13 issues that can arise with community involvement. (SB)
Descriptors: Adults, Advisory Committees, Boarding Schools, Children
