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Peer reviewedRisley-Curtiss, Christina; Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs – Child Welfare, 2001
Examined health care policies and services for children under 46 state welfare agencies. Found that most states had written policies regarding health care for foster children, but half had no management system to record health care data. Most states did not meet standards set by the Child Welfare League of America for health care of these…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Health Programs
Peer reviewedBurns, Barbara J.; Phillips, Susan D.; Wagner, H. Ryan; Barth, Richard P.; Kolko, David J.; Campbell, Yvonne; Landsverk, John – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: This study assessed the relationship between the need for and use of mental health services among a nationally representative sample of children who were investigated by child welfare agencies after reported maltreatment. Method: Data were collected at study entry into the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being and were…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Psychiatry, Investigations, Health Services
Direct linkHuba, G. J.; Panter, A. T.; Melchior, Lisa A.; Trevithick, Lee; Woods, Elizabeth R.; Wright, Eric; Feudo, Rudy; Tierney, Steven; Schneir, Arlene; Tenner, Adam; Remafedi, Gary; Greenberg, Brian; Sturdevant, Marsha; Goodman, Elizabeth; Hodgins, Antigone; Wallace, Michael; Brady, Russell E.; Singer, Barney; Marconi, Katherine – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
This article examines the structure of several HIV risk behaviors in an ethnically and geographically diverse sample of 8,251 clients from 10 innovative demonstration projects intended for adolescents living with, or at risk for, HIV. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses identified 2 risk factors for men (sexual intercourse with men and a…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Substance Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Risk
LeMaster, Pamela L.; Beals, Janette; Novins, Douglas K.; Manson, Spero M. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2004
This study examined the prevalence of suicidal behaviors among 1,638 Northern Plains American Indians ages 15?57. Age and gender patterns were investigated as was comorbidity with psychiatric and substance use disorders. Data from a population-based survey indicated that suicidal behaviors were more frequently reported among females than males and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mental Health Programs, American Indians, Suicide
Aisenberg, Eugene; Ell, Kathleen – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
This article presents an integrated conceptual framework that contextualizes exposure to community violence and the interpersonal and interdependent processes of parent and child response to community violence. This model posits that parental distress, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, is a significant mediator of…
Descriptors: Prevention, Health Services, Behavior Problems, Social Capital
Albus, Kathleen E.; Weist, Mark D.; Perez-Smith, Alina M. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This article assesses the relation between health risk behaviors and varying levels of exposure to violence in an effort to inform assessment and intervention efforts of a school-based mental health program serving inner-city youth. Health risk behaviors such as involvement in violence, risky sexual behavior, and substance use are clearly…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, High Risk Students, Student Behavior, Urban Youth
Download full textFreeman, Brenda; Iron Cloud-Two Dogs, Ethleen; Novins, Douglas K.; LeMaster, Pamela L. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research The Journal of the National Center, 2004
This introduction to the evaluation component of the Circles of Care initiative includes background on the nature of the initiative, Center for Mental Health Services support for developing systems of care for youth with emotional disturbances, and an overview of the systems of care approach. The prevalence, unique challenges, and the historical,…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cultural Relevance, Strategic Planning, Mental Health Programs
Meyer, Deborah; Hamel-Lambert, Jane; Tice, Carolyn; Safran, Steven; Bolon, Douglas; Rose-Grippa, Kathleen – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Faculty from 5 disciplines (health administration, nursing, psychology, social work, and special education) collaborated to develop and teach a distance-learning course designed to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to seek mental health services employment in rural areas and to provide the skills, experience, and knowledge necessary…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teamwork, Recruitment, Health Services
Peer reviewedAten, Jamie D. – Journal of College Counseling, 2004
The purpose of this article is to bring attention to the collaborative relationship that can exist between campus ministers from diverse religious traditions and college counseling center personnel. The potential role of campus ministers in facilitating referrals for mental health services to college counseling center personnel is addressed, and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Counseling Services, Guidance Centers
Trout, Alexandra L.; Ryan, Joseph B.; La Vigne, Steven P.; Epstein, Michael H. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2003
As the field of mental health services shifts its focus to early intervention, the need to develop valid and reliable measures of young children's behavioral functioning is clear. Traditional assessment instruments have focused on deficits, problems, and pathologies to the exclusion of strengths and competencies. However, assessing child strengths…
Descriptors: Health Services, Early Intervention, Mental Health Programs, Validity
Pawl, Jeree H. – Zero to Three (J), 2004
The Pathways to Prevention (PTP) initiative was designed to help selected Early Head Start (EHS) programs enhance their mental health services for infants and toddlers by learning to work with infant mental health consultants. PTP engaged the author to provide support to the infant mental health consultants through regular group consultation via…
Descriptors: Health Services, Consultants, Mental Health Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Yip, Kam-shing – Journal of Family Social Work, 2005
Family services and intervention for persons with mental illness is crucial in mental health services. In this paper, the writer attempts to describe family intervention and services for persons with mental illness in the People's Republic of China. Family intervention and services like home-based care, guardianship network, family counseling, and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Intervention, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
Faux, Nancy R. – Adult Learning, 2004
Clear communication between physicians and their patients is essential for the success of any health program or intervention. In some cases, though, doctors and patients do not speak the same language. Also, patients sometimes cannot read, or they read very little in any language, including their native tongue. Occasionally, interpreters may be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Physicians, Immigrants
Valois, Robert F. – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
This article presents the text of an address delivered by Robert F. Valois at the Annual National Meeting of the American Association for Health Education, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 4, 2003. Valois discusses the changes in the "American village" as they relate to…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Adolescents, School Health Services, Comprehensive School Health Education
Ewing, Gary; McDermott, Suzanne; Thomas-Koger, Marlo; Whitner, Wendy; Pierce, Kristen – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
An evaluation was conducted to compare the impact of an 8-week cardiovascular disease risk reduction group teaching program for 92 individuals with mental retardation (MR; IQ less than 70) and 97 normal learners. The curriculum emphasized exercise, nutritional choices, and stress reduction. Body Mass Index (BMI; weight in kilograms, divided by…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Mental Retardation, Health Programs, Risk
