This article describes highlights and findings of the 1977 National Conference in Mental Health Administration sponsored by The Staff College, National Institute of Mental Health. Over 100 invited experts from the mental health field were assembled to identify changes, trends, and developments most likely to influence mental health services in the…

Discusses the results of a Canadian Education Association sponsored project--the Student Health and Health Education Survey--which pertain primarily to school health education and which were collected from 200 school systems that provided information on current health practices in Canadian schools. (Author/RK)

The deinstitutionalization policy has excluded older people from the mental health system and has resulted in abandoning many of them. Causes of this failure are discussed. Suggestions are made for rescuing the abandoned elderly. Presented at the Gerontological Society meeting, November, 1977, San Francisco. (Author/JEL)

An advanced training program for graduate students in health education who wish to become school-community health coordinators is described. (JD)

School health programs can be relevant and informative but students must be involved in their planning and curriculums must be periodically reviewed. Provides additional guides for developing an effective school health program. (RK)

This article describes some of the promising national and local efforts addressing particular facets of health education. The author notes that none of these programs can stand alone as comprehensive. Principals and teachers must be prepared to create a curriculum appropriate for their particular school. (Author/DS)

The paper examines a 5-year-old program similar to EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program) designed to serve preschool children in child health centers. (Author/CL)

A "free" comprehensive health assessment pilot study was conducted in an elementary school district in northern New Hampshire to improve the quality of the school health examination, introduce continuity of the medical record, and involve students in the health care delivery system. (SK)

This article presents an overview of the current state of public health services in the schools and communities in the United States. (JD)

Describes a state of Oregon experimental program demonstrating a multidisciplinary team approach to dealing with severely emotionally disturbed youth (aged 6-17) in a residential care setting. Those treated were physically dangerous. Varied therapies were used, with frequency of review emphasized. Coordination of public and private resources and…

New, attractive health programs are needed to meet practical health needs in the community with positive results. (JD)

A mental health consultation program is described which was developed to supplement traditional educational psychology courses in making psychological theory relevant to classroom practice. (MJB)

Problems in identification, placement, and treatment of emotionally disturbed (ED) students in rural school districts are discussed. The obstacles to the provision of psychological services to ED cases, the related ethical concerns and issues, and recommendations concerning programmatic and institutional changes appropriate for rural settings are…

Presents and evaluates a model for group mental health consultation with teachers in which sessions are organized around mental health issues rather than cases. The rationale and advantages of the model are explicated and the different roles of the consultant during the session and the variety of techniques employed are described. (Author/KS)

The number of poor elderly Blacks and the cost of health care are increasing. Even with Medicare there are out of pocket expenses for those who are least able to pay. Since racial bias may be a factor in triage, the best approach to reducing medical costs is prevention. (VM)