This special edition summarizes the discussions which proceeded during the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Plenary Session. Following introductory comments by four session participants are seven discussion topics: mental health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives; history and description of the program; services for children…

This special edition contains the background material prepared for the Indian Health Service (IHS) Mental Health Program Review session of January 17-19, 1984 which reviewed the background of the Mental Health Program, assessed the major current management and programmatic issues, and developed recommendations for improving the program. The Review…

This special issue presents seven papers describing programs for children with behavioral disorders. Among topics addressed are use of role playing to foster social skills, truancy intervention, and cooperative efforts by mental health agencies and public schools. (CL)

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…

This journal provides abstracts of 150 documents included in the database of Project SHARE, a National Clearinghouse for Improving the Management of Human Services. These documents are on subjects of concern, interest, and importance to those responsible for the planning, health services, administration, counseling services, employment services,…

This journal provides abstracts of 150 documents included in the database of Project SHARE, a national clearinghouse for improving the management of human services. These documents are on subjects of concern, interest, and importance to those responsible for the planning, management, and delivery of human services. Topics include planning, health…

This journal provides abstracts of 150 documents included in the data base of Project SHARE, a national clearinghouse for improving the management of human services. These documents are on subjects of concern, interest, and importance to those responsible for the planning, management, and delivery of human services, including health services,…

This journal provides abstracts of 150 documents included in the data base of Project SHARE, a national clearinghouse for improving the management of human services. These documents are on subjects of concern, interest, and importance to those responsible for the planning, management, and delivery of human services. Abstracts, arranged in…