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Download full textNational Center for Child Advocacy (DHEW/OHD), Washington, DC. – 1978
The two reports reprinted here address prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect in rural areas through self-help programs. The larger report, that of the Appalachian Citizens for Children's Rights (ACCR) Project, describes project purposes: to develop a community development model for child abuse/neglect using resources already existing…
Descriptors: Agencies, Change Agents, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Kramer, Loren W. – 1969
The survey catalogs 45 Southern Appalachia settlement institutions representing 257 counties in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. "A Settlement Institution of the Southern Appalachians is a private, non-profit, rural organization in the Southern Appalachians…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communications, Community Development, Cultural Enrichment
McEwen, E. R. – 1968
A critical assessment of the Canadian Indian-Eskimo Association's current Community Development Program for Canadian Indian, Eskimo, and Metis communities, this document contains proposals for corrective measures. Sections of the document are (1) The Beginning of Community Development in Canada; (2) Structure in Canada for Community Development…
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Community Development, Community Involvement
Arizona State Ecomonic Opportunity Office, Phoenix. – 1971
Presented is the 5th annual report of the Arizona State Economic Opportunity Office (SEOO). The purpose of the report is to provide interested agencies, public officials, and the general public an overview of SEOO programs operating in Arizona. The report gives descriptions and purposes of these various programs and discusses grants received by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Community Action, Community Centers
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Direct linkNelson, Geoffrey; Ochocka, Joanna; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
To evaluate the impacts of participation in mental health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives (CSIs), we used a nonequivalent control group design to compare new, active participants in CSIs ( n = 61) with nonactive participants ( n = 57) at baseline, 9-month, and 18-month follow-up intervals. The two groups were comparable at baseline on a wide range…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs
Ochocka, Joanna; Nelson, Geoffrey; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
This article examines the outcomes of participation in mental health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives (CSIs) and identifies helpful qualities of CSIs through a longitudinal, qualitative study that involved in-depth interviews of people who experienced severe mental health challenges in Ontario, Canada. We used a nonequivalent control group design in…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs
Kotler, Martin; And Others – 1986
Self-help among low-income people is vitally important. In no area is self-help more important than in overcoming poverty's burdens and energizing the escape from poverty. This document comprises an inventory of self-help and mutual-help programs that feature active involvement of members of the low-income population. The programs in this…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adult Programs, Business, Children
