In early 1966, the Denver Department of Health and Hospitals embarked on a city-wide, decentralized health program in an effort to provide family centered "team" health care to medically indigent patients. The program encompasses 28 different clinics and facilities. Factors hindering or influencing the final pattern of health care delivery…

Findings from 185 projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health are summarized to describe the extent, nature, correlates and consequences of utilizing nonprofessionals in mental health service roles. Paid and volunteer workers were almost equally represented, with females in the majority (56 percent). The majority of projects (59…

An employment socialization project was developed to reduce the re-hospitalization of patients by assisting them in their re-entry into the world of work. The project was established by ex-psychiatric patients who took major responsibility for planning and implementing the project's activities with the clinic staff serving in an advisory capacity.…

This selected bibliography of 200 references provides a guide to the professional literature relevant to school mental health published between the years 1970 and 1973. The annotations which accompany each reference are intended to be factual summaries of the author's methodology and results and are not evaluative or critical. The list is arranged…

This extensive, coded curriculum guide is based on the premise that a "people problem," not a "drug problem," exists in our schools. Activities are arranged so classroom interaction can take place with minimal teacher control. To help the teacher in his role, a booklet on group communication exercises has been prepared that can be used in…

The Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, in its annual report for 1970-71, lists the tribes and their populations, the commission's membership, and legislative advisory committees and consultants. As noted, projects completed in 1970-71 included the printing and distribution of the 1971 tribal directory and other materials published by the…

Each of the 2 studies included in this report concerns a different aspect of utilizing volunteers as mental health workers. The first used a behavioral assessment technique (the Group Assessment of Interpersonal Traits [GAIT]) to measure the qualities of understanding, openness and accepting-warmth in college students. Subsequently, these students…

The effectiveness of an elementary school group counseling program that was conducted in the school setting by consultants from a community mental health agency was investigated. Subjects for the experimental group were twelve elementary school students who evidenced significant school-related problems, but seemed to have more potential for…

This health curriculum guide, intended for use with children in kindergarten through grade three, is based upon the discovery of the multi-dimensionality of the concept of health and fitness, with its physical, emotional, and social components. The contents of the guide are presented in outline form and cover health measurement, getting to know…

Technological, social, economic, and political changes have increased the rapidity of changes in the pattern of living in small towns and rural areas. As a result, a large percentage of rural Americans who live at or below the poverty level are not provided adequate medical care. After realizing the shortage of physicians in North Carolina and…

The increase in types and numbers of training programs for paraprofessional mental health workers may result in the development of consortium arrangements among training programs at all levels. The topics presented in this document deal with areas of common interest to those involved in such programs. They are: (1) new directions for community…

This paper is an exploration into the multiple levels and dimensions of the familiar reactions to former mental patients. A form of the Incomplete Sentence Blank Test (ISB) is presented as an instrument to reach beyond the unidimensional restrictions of standard measures, which tend to ask respondents about abstract, hypothetical implications and…

The purpose of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is to reduce the incidence of social, psychological, and health problems due to the use of alcohol. Soliciting financial support for primary prevention programs is difficult because of: (1) Federal, state, and local revenues derived from sales of alcoholic beverages; (2) The…

The P.E.P. Report 1969-1973 focuses on the various findings and activities of the Program Evaluation Project. The study in this chapter was designed to conduct a statistical analysis of the Goal Attainment Score, and estimate variance components due to choice of material in the followup guide, followup interviewer bias or error, and the client's…

The P.E.P. Report 1969-1973 focuses on the various findings of the Program Evaluation Project. This chapter deals with the first year development of an integrated program evaluation system for the Adult Outpatient Program, Hennepin County Mental Health Service, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This evaluation system is an extension of and expansion of the…