Strengthening Mental Health Services in Head Start: A Challenge for the 1990s.

Piotrkowski, Chaya S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ485807

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Publication Date: 1994

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Strengthening Mental Health Services in Head Start: A Challenge for the 1990s.

Piotrkowski, Chaya S.; And Others

American Psychologist, v49 n2 p133-39 Feb 1994

The Head Start community has recognized that the mental health program has been a weak spot in the program's comprehensive services strategy. A brief telephone survey of 101 programs identified the services most desired and resulted in recommendations for strengthening this aspect and making the program a laboratory for innovative practices. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Futures (of Society), Mental Health Programs, Needs Assessment, Program Improvement, Telephone Surveys

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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