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Dawnyéa D. Jackson; Dana E. Wagner; Penny Norman; Gray Abarca; Kim Zambole – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
Similar to national trends, in Illinois, fatal opioid overdoses have risen. Black men (35+) outrank all other racial subgroups for the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses in the state. To address this, Prevention First and the Illinois Department of Human Services developed a public health education campaign to support increasing enrollment in…
Descriptors: Adults, Males, Blacks, Drug Addiction
Duncan, Susan Hanley; Dickie, Ida – Prevention Researcher, 2013
The notion that everyone who is impacted by a crime has an investment in the process of how the offender is dealt with is gaining acceptance in diverse contexts around the world. This notion, called restorative justice, is an approach that brings together the offender and individuals impacted by the offender's behavior in a problem-solving process…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Pilot Projects, Juvenile Justice, Victims of Crime
Ameen, Edward J.; Lee, Debbiesiu L. – Career Development Quarterly, 2012
Given high recidivism rates and the vulnerability of detained youth, the authors posit that juvenile detention centers may be most efficacious by serving as both place and process to create career opportunity through vocational training. The authors review the psychosocial factors contributing to delinquency and the primary theories of…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Vocational Education, Program Implementation, Youth
Akinsulure-Smith, Adeyinka M. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2012
The number of refugees and asylum seekers admitted to the United States has grown, with significant numbers arriving from sub-Saharan Africa. Given this reality, it is important that mental health professionals are equipped to provide culturally relevant services. This article describes the development and implementation of a group treatment model…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Health Workers, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
Astbury, Brad – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2008
Rehabilitation of offenders is, at present, an important focus among many correctional departments. A substantial body of international research literature now exists to guide the design and development of new programs that aim to reduce re-offending. However, successful implementation of these programs has been challenging for many correctional…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Foreign Countries, Correctional Rehabilitation, Program Implementation
Markowitz, Samuel N.; Kent, Christine K.; Schuchard, Ronald A.; Fletcher, Donald C. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2008
Demographic projections indicate that the population of the Western world is aging, and evidence suggests an increase in the incidence of conditions, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), that produce visual impairments and result in low vision (Maberley et al., 2006). It is expected that in the United States and Canada, the annual…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Aging (Individuals), Incidence, Intervention

Pettit, J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The Royal Blind Society of New South Wales sponsors a program called Sportskills Week in which individuals with visual impairments are provided opportunities to pursue goals common to the population as a whole. Sighted athletes who assist in the program take their expertise back to local communities to develop additional programs. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Athletics, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation

Wormsley, W. E. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
This article introduces a group of six papers on sustainability of programs for visually handicapped persons in developing countries. Sustainability is discussed from an anthropological perspective, noting the importance of a social soundness analysis and a social impact assessment, enemies of sustainability, and the need for broad local input in…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making
Welsh, Rachard L. – RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, 2005
This is the final part of the adaptation from my on-stage conversation with Russell Williams at the 1998 International Mobility conference in Atlanta, GA, which attempted to highlight Williams's contributions to the progression of orientation and mobility from the Army's immediate response to the service men and women who lost their sight during…
Descriptors: Interviews, Personal Narratives, Veterans, Blindness

Lovie-Kitchin, J. E. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
A survey of the 12 major low vision clinics in Australia is reported, focusing on (1) patient characteristics; and (2) planning, organization, outreach, admission procedures, personnel, and services provided. Results showed that increased services were being provided to rural regions through satellite clinics or private optometric practices.…
Descriptors: Clinics, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Partial Vision

Baker, S. S. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
This article describes a program called Blind FOCUS, in which the medical community and rehabilitation services cooperate to provide integrated services to people with diabetes who become visually impaired, in the Kansas City, Missouri, area. (DB)
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs