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Community-Based Mental Health and Behavioral Programs for Low-Income Urban Youth: A Meta-Analytic Review
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Farahmand, Farahnaz K.; Duffy, Sophia N.; Tailor, Megha A.; Dubois, David L.; Lyon, Aaron L.; Grant, Kathryn E.; Zarlinski, Jennifer C.; Masini, Olivia; Zander, Keith J.; Nathanson, Alison M. – Grantee Submission, 2012
A meta-analytic review of 33 studies and 41 independent samples was conducted of the effectiveness of community-based mental health and behavioral programs for low-income urban youth. Findings indicated positive effects, with an overall mean effect of 0.25 at post-test. While this is comparable to previous meta-analytic intervention research with…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Community Health Services, Community Programs, Low Income Groups
On the Relative Effectiveness of Institutional and Alternative Placement for the Psychiatrically Disabled.
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Dellario, Donald J.; Anthony, William A. – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
Demonstrates that following termination of treatment, there is little difference between psychiatric subjects treated in institutions and those treated in community-based alternatives. Presents a model for assessing psychiatric treatment effectiveness. Concludes that institutional and community-based alternatives should be viewed as complementary…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
A Contextual Approach for Understanding Individual Autonomy in Managed Community Long-Term Care.
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Capitman, John; Sciegaj, Mark – Gerontologist, 1995
Develops a framework for identifying community long-term care program and policy features that support or hinder client autonomy. Offers a contextual approach for understanding individual autonomy and discusses its relevance to community long-term care. Illustrates how current financing, organization, and delivery of care provide clients with…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Health Services, Community Programs, Health Needs
Issues in the Development of Community Health Education Programs for Rural Areas.
Baranowski, Tom; Carlton, Bill – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1982
Issues in the development of community health education programs for rural areas include: (1) knowledge of disease processes; (2) health care intervention; (3) systems intervention; (4) ethics for change; and (5) program implementation. (JN)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Health Services, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness