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Download full textWhelley, Pete; Cash, Gene; Bryson, Dixie – Here's How, 2002
The U.S. Surgeon General's 2000 Report on Children's Mental Health estimates that one in five children and adolescents will experience a significant mental-health problem during their school years. While the family is the primary source of support for a child's mental health, the increased stress and fracturing of today's life make it imperative…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Disorders, Mental Health
Levy, Susan – Foresight, 1987
State governments, school systems, and local communities are increasingly aware that social problems must be addressed in the context of education reform since many of these problems limit students' ability to learn. Unchecked, these problems have a high social and financial cost in that they prevent young people from becoming self-sufficient…
Descriptors: Clinics, Contraception, Demonstration Programs, Dropouts
Goldschmidt, Douglas; And Others – Development Communication Report, 1980
The focus of this issue of Development Communication Report is the use of two-way radio to deliver medical services in isolated areas. Three articles provide (1) a discussion of the advantages, functions, and system components and costs of two-way systems--as well as problems--citing several projects in developing countries; (2) a description of a…
Descriptors: Costs, Developing Nations, Employed Women, Health Personnel
Carnegie Quarterly, 1987
This issue of the "Carnegie Quarterly" describes three projects that are being conducted by the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF). The projects are the following: (1) building community participation in health care at Lake Kenyatta; (2) the role of community education in disease control among the Turkana people at…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Education, Developing Nations, Diseases
Hispanic Research Center: Research Bulletin, 1979
Two major programs of the Spanish Family Guidance Center, a facility that addresses the mental health needs of Hispanics in the Greater Miami (Florida) area, are described in this report. One program, the Spanish Drug Rehabilitation Project (completed in 1977), compared a series of activities including: (1) research on the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Behavioral Science Research, Counseling Techniques, Cubans
O'Connor, Patrick J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1986
This bulletin examines wellness programs and what they mean to Oregon educators. The opening sections describe what is meant by "wellness" and trace the growth of wellness programs in Oregon to the annual Seaside Health Education Conference. To illustrate how wellness programs operate, the next two sections describe how two Oregon school…
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Activities, Health Education
Rogler, Lloyd H.; And Others – Research Bulletin, 1982
This report examines selected studies on the search for and utilization of mental health facilities among Hispanic populations and presents a framework for research on mental health services for Hispanics. Shortcomings of available data on this topic are reviewed. The research framework proposed is based on the assumption that clinical service…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Influences, Hispanic Americans, Language Role
Foster, Herbert L., Ed. – Perceptions, 1989
This issue of "Perceptions" contains an introductory article by guest editor Herbert Foster--"A Variety of Programs"--and seven articles describing programs for educating emotionally disturbed children in New York. "A Very Special Place" (Susan Kosberg and Bernie Kosberg) describes a therapeutic camping milieu located…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Modification, Camping, Day Schools
Masse-Raimbault, Anne-Marie, Ed. – Children in the Tropics, 1995
This purpose of this journal is to document advances in the fields of health, education, food, diet, and development. Each issue contains an overview of a high-priority subject touching the everyday life of children, mothers, and families. This double issue describes the Andes project, a food, diet, nutrition, and development program conducted in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Anemia, Child Health
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
McManus, Marilyn C., Ed. – Focal Point, 1996
This theme issue of a bulletin on family support and children's mental health focuses on managed care and the impact on children who are in need of mental health services. Articles include: "Private Sector Managed Care and Children's Mental Health" (Ira S. Lourie and others); "Just What Is Managed Care?" (Chris Koyanagi);…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Behavior Change, Children, Cultural Awareness
Passage: Journal of Refugee Education, 1987
The three 1987 issues of the Journal of Refugee Education include articles on the following topics: on-the-job training; preparing refugee children for elementary school programs; examining attitudes and stereotypes through video; older teenagers at the Bataan (Philippines) refugee site; developing a survey course in Indonesian culture for…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Artists, Children, Community Services
