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Ruducha, Jenny – 1994
This guide was developed for health care providers, policy makers, and advocates to foster awareness of circumstances that affect migrant health. Specifically, the social, demographic, and health-related environments of migrant farmworkers and their families are outlined as a basis for designing health care services and interventions that are…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Child Health, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems
Lehman, Constance M. – 1996
Two-hundred and fifty parents of children with emotional or behavioral disorders residing in Oregon were surveyed concerning the nature and extent of support they received. Parents were affiliated with the Oregon Family Support Network, a statewide, parent-run, information and family advocacy organization. One hundred usable surveys were returned.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy
Davis, Maryann – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined Massachusetts' automated court records (CORI) of all arrests by the age of 25 in 82 individuals who had received Boston-area intensive public adolescent mental health services between 1988 and 1994. Clinical records from individuals targeted adolescent treatments were also examined.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders
Nabors, Laura; Tashman, Nancy; Myers, Patrick; Weist, Mark – 1998
This study of school-based mental health programs used stakeholder focus groups to examine factors related to positive treatment outcomes, barriers to accessing services, and methods for improving service delivery to high school students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Fifty-one high school students (34 receiving treatment) at three urban…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems
Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes results of AISD's State Compensatory Education programs for at-risk students in 2001-2002.
Descriptors: State Programs, Compensatory Education, At Risk Students, High School Students
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Cunningham, Phillippe B.; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1996
This study examined the cross-ethnic equivalence of several measures commonly used to tap contextual correlates (i.e., parental symptomatology, family relations, peer relations) of serious emotional disturbance in children. Subjects were 117 juvenile offenders with diagnosed substance abuse or dependence disorders and considerable psychiatric…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Cultural Differences
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Academic Medicine, 1989
Association of American Medical Colleges' reports concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome include "Policy Guidelines for Addressing HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] Infection in the Academic Medical Community" and "The HIV Epidemic and Medical Education." (MSE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Graduate Medical Students, Health Programs
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Simson, Sharon P., Ed.; Wilson, Laura B., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Seven papers examine key minority populations that are encompassed in local, state, and federal levels of health program planning. The papers are based on methods of evaluation and planning. Projections on the future course of minority health programing are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aging (Individuals), Black Community, Community Programs
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Young Children, 1993
Reviews "Fair Start for Children," (Mary Larner and others), book summarizing efforts and effects of seven projects funded by the Ford Foundation in diverse communities in the United States during the early 1980s. The projects, part of the Child Survival/Fair Start network, addressed issues related to infant health among low-income…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth, Book Reviews, Child Health
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Casat, Charles D.; Sobolewski, Joanne; Gordon, John; Rigsby, Mary Beth – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
Reform efforts to improve educational quality and outcomes in public schools in the last decade have focused on improving curricula and teaching methods, with outcomes being gauged by demonstration of improved math and reading scores. This article suggests that outcomes must be assessed for improved outcomes in mental health and classroom…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Early Intervention, Elementary Schools
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Cook, James R.; Kilmer, Ryan P. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
Systems of care (SOCs) have been developed throughout the country to meet the needs of children with severe emotional disturbances (SED) and their families. In these SOCs, multiple agencies and disciplines are expected to work together with informal community supports to address families' needs (Stroul & Friedman, 1986a). A review of the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health, Systems Analysis
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Gould, Madelyn S.; Munfakh, Jimmie Lou Harris; Lubell, Keri; Kleinman, Marjorie; Parker, Sarah – Prevention Researcher, 2003
During the past decade there has been increased interest in help-seeking behavior among adolescents. This reflects the recognition that while many psychiatric problems increase markedly during adolescence, the majority of disturbed teenagers do not receive mental health services. Nearly half of all adolescents have reported using the Internet to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Emotional Problems, Mental Health Programs, Adolescents
Mellor, Elizabeth J. – 1990
This book presents an overview of the health, education, and care services for young children in Australia in the past 100 years. The book explores how overseas developments, changing values, economic forces, and local conditions shaped and continue to shape the services provided for young children. Chapters in part 1 cover the late 1800s. Chapter…
Descriptors: Boarding Homes, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare
Bowman (James) Associates, San Francisco, CA. – 1994
This training guide is designed to aid Head Start staff in exploring personal understandings of health and wellness and to further their contribution to the health of coworkers, children, and families. It explains the importance of health to Head Start's mission--to encourage social competence; promote the development of personal definitions of…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Early Childhood Education
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1997
The theme issue of this bulletin is a discussion of youth with emotional disturbances who are in the juvenile justice system and how to meet their needs. Articles include: (1) "Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System" (Susan Rotenberg); (2) "Prevalence of Mental Disorders among Youth in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Community Programs
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