This article discusses the trend away from large institutional placement toward small residences for troubled youth. The purpose, success, and recommended specifications for urban homes are mentioned. Also discussed are community attitudes and economic factors. (BW)

Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults (Boston, Massachusetts, November 14, 1968).

Community Based Consultation, a consultation/education model appropriate for use in CMHC's and mental health departments is described. The model is being implemented by a Community Services Team of a rural mental health department. Appropriate strategies, a conceptualization of the community along power dimensions, a decision-making structure for…

This guidebook was developed to assist citizens in initiating programs to prevent tooth decay in young children through the use of fluoridation. It contains outlines for determining the needs of the school and community for fluoride in drinking water, and presents the various steps and activities that are necessary for developing and implementing…

This paper describes three measures derived from a life events inventory to reflect an equilibrium model, a life crisis model and a positive mental health model of psychological well being. These measures were related to indicators of individual and neighborhood adjustment with data obtained through a household survey of 454 residents. Individual…

The second annual educational workshop concerned utilization of psychiatric technicians for technical service to allied professions. Manuscripts are included for the following presentations: (1) "Brief History of Colorado Psychiatric Technicians Association" by Francis L. Hedges, (2) "Hominology--The Approach to the Whole Man"…

This report details the programs and activities of the Department of Health Services of the Denver Public Schools, 1972-73. The first section, New Projects and Special Activities of the Department, presents health programs initiated in elementary and secondary schools and among adult employees. The development of a joint plan to give community…

This proposal introduces the concept of a student-operated, drop-in counseling center to serve the drug dependent young adult population (ages 18-30) on a community college campus and in the surrounding county. The center is designed to provide counseling as well as opportunities for alternative activities to drug dependency in a therapeutic…

In order to enhance the therapeutic counseling potential of campus pastors, a brief orientation and training program in counseling was designed utilizing a client-centered orientation. The focus of training was on selected recorded interviews between clients and therapists and the reaction of the campus pastors to the interviews. (Author)

Reports that a survey of the geographic distribution of psychologists and other groups providing mental health services found the highest concentration in affluent, urban states and in university towns. (SL)

A role for the community college health center is proposed in which the center acts as a "wellness resource," not only for the campus population, but also for the community in which the college is located. (Author/MJB)

Primary prevention has to be done as a total community approach involving all systems in a person's life, if it is to be done well. An Oregon pilot program of community primary prevention demonstration projects is used to illustrate this philosophy. (Author/MJB)

Delineates different approaches to clinical supervision, assesses staff preferences for different supervisory approaches, determines the extent to which different approaches actually are emphasized, and determines to what extent a supervisor's personal supervisory style correlates with a supervisee's job satisfaction. (Author)

A questionnaire to measure community mental-health center directors' perceptions of requisites for doctoral-level employment was mailed to 302 directors in Department of Health, Education and Welfare Region IV; 117 returned completed questionnaires. Data are discussed, and a model is proposed for training of doctoral-level counseling-community…