CONCEPTS, ISSUES, AND RESEARCH RESULTS RELEVANT TO THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELDS ARE PRESENTED. THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES FAR EXCEEDS AVAILABLE RESOURCES. TYPICALLY, THE APPROACH TAKEN HAS BEEN PASSIVE-RECEPTIVE. PATHOLOGY HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND MODIFIED. IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY EVIDENT, HOWEVER, THAT THIS EMPHASIS ON PATHOLOGY AND CURE IS UNWISE.…

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE ON THE USES OF MENTAL HEALTH DATA ARE--(1) TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ADMINISTRATORS AND ANALYSTS ABOUT PROGRAMS WITHIN AND BETWEEN STATES, AND (2) TO IDENTIFY TRAINING NEEDS AND ENCOURAGE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO MEET THEM. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES IN DETAIL PROCEEDINGS…

This framework for developing improved curricula in health education will assist those who plan and develop comprehensive school health education programs. It contains (1) program criteria; (2) goals of school health education; (3) information on process/topic interaction including values clarification, decision making, and self- actualization;…

During the past three decades, the health spa industry has grown to become a viable component of our society. Many people, however, still have reservations about the sincerity of health spa proprietors. This is a result of nonprofessional management in the first years of business. Today the health spa industry finds itself with changed…

This catalogue serves two purposes. First, it outlines the general activities and materials in the National Institute of Mental Health anti-drug campaign. Second, it serves as an order form for materials that are currently available and describes the special procedures which have been established to facilitate distribution. Both radio and…

Taking as indisputable the relationship between poverty and mental illness, this paper examines the effect which the War on Poverty could have upon mental illness. Community Action Centers are the specific focus, with their potential for serving low income clients with emotional problems, and functioning as case finders and referral sources for…

An initial assumption was that persons with less than full professional training can provide meaningful, useful and effective mental health services. The scope is confined to occupationally-oriented training at the associate of arts level and at the B.A. level. The extent of current associate of arts level training programs is discussed, as well…

The report of a team project concerned with idea development for community mental health centers includes--(1) concept description, (2) development of facility and resource requirements, (3) conceptual diagrams, (4) schematic plans, and (5) model photographs. (MH)

Saturation Group Therapy was conducted on a small group of patients for 16 consecutive weekends with 15 hours of group therapy each weekend. The subjects all had recognizable psychiatric problems. Three separate papers are included: (1) the patients' participation, (2) therapists' participation, and (3) a goal-oriented group therapy model for a…

This investigation studied the feasibility of establishing a network of centers to demonstrate model programs in the health technologies. It was necessary to: 1)identify colleges with multiple health-related programs; 2) identify campus health-related programs which have recognizable strengths; 3)further define "recognizable strengths" through…

The laws in many States concerning institutional commitment for mental health problems are antiquated in many ways. This paper, one of a series sponsored by the governor's office of education and training, presents the Mississippi law on the subject; discusses the statutory laws in selected States; examines significant case law in Mississippi and…

An information diffusion system was designed and tested that would facilitate the diffusion of innovations on a national scale among community mental health centers. The experimental design used both written and interpersonal techniques. Combinations of the techniques were applied to three treatment groups and a control group. In addition, a…

This group of papers presents the conference reports and discussion topics of the American Orthopsychiatric Association annual meeting. The conference topic was "Dilemma of the Therapist; Practice and Values in a Changing Society." Reports and discussions focused on examining ethical concerns and the dilemmas they pose for therapeutic…

This document outlines a model which helps identify needed skills in preparing campus mental health professionals. Changes are recommended in training characteristics for academic and continuing education programs in the hope of closing a growing gap between the delivery system's needs and the training perspective professionals are receiving. For…

This document opens with a statement from President Nixon's Health Message to Congress on February 15, 1971, acknowledgements, a letter of transmittal, the charge to the committee and activities of the committee. The report itself consists of information on the changing needs for health education, purposes and challenges of health education, and…