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Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1988
The mental health policies of the past 20 years and the evidence of unserved populations suffering from serious mental illness constitute a public health crisis. Currently there are at least 3,000,000 people in the United States suffering from mental disorders. A fully developed continuum of care is needed to respond effectively to the diverse…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Financial Policy
Paterson, Andrea – State Legislature Report, 1988
For certain groups of the mentally ill, most notably individuals with serious mental disabilities, the community-based mental health system can be more of a "non-system." Unforeseen problems have plagued both the dream of deinstitutionalization and the effectiveness of community mental health centers during the last 20 years. Uncoordinated…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Coordination, Cost Effectiveness, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Download full textMitchell, George A. – 1988
The financing of Wisconsin's "Chapter 220" program, which is the primary means for implementing the 1988 federal court settlement of a school integration lawsuit, needs to be reformed. Total program costs may triple in 5 years, from about $32.5 million in 1986-87 to $90 million by the 1992-93 school year; per pupil costs could rise from…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Desegregation Effects
Craig, Rebecca T. – State Legislative Report, 1988
Historically, the financial responsibility for caring for those with mental illness has shifted back and forth from the local community, to the state, to the federal government. Today states provide the vast majority of the funds to the state mental health agencies and oversee local governments and most private resources for mental health funding.…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Financial Policy
Rouk, Ullik – Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, 2000
This report from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) examines the status of publicly funded voucher programs, issues affecting the voucher movement, and program research. No legislature in the five member states served by SEDL has adopted vouchers, but several private programs are in place. Proponents claim vouchers offer an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
Friedman, Pamela – Reauthorization Notes, 2001
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 led to an increase in the percentage of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients seeking more immediate employment and a decline in the percentage pursuing postsecondary education or degree programs. Since TANF's enactment, several legislative bills have…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Attitudes
