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Download full textJacqueline M. Nowicki – US Government Accountability Office, 2025
Department of Defense (DOD) research has found that military families and children face severe barriers to accessing mental health care, harming family well-being and military readiness. Without proper treatment, children with mental health concerns are at risk of school failure, substance misuse, and suicide. Senate Report 118-58 includes a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Access to Health Care
US Senate, 2022
This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines COVID-19 and going back to school safely. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (2) Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member, a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington.…
Descriptors: Hearings, COVID-19, Pandemics, Reentry Students
US Senate, 2022
This hearing from the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines the support of mental health in the transition from high school to college. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Robert Casey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Children and Families; and (2) Honorable Bill…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Welfare, Transitional Programs, College Bound Students
Thomsen, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States, 2014
Recent violence in schools and on college campuses has brought into sharp focus the need to address mental health issues in educational settings. Getting students with mental health problems the help they need, without stigmatizing mental illness, may help prevent future tragedies. Children with mental health problems face a host of challenges,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, State Legislation, Suicide
British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2015
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) has taken an active role in addressing both youth and teacher mental health issues in recent years, and will continue to do so. The BCTF is a participant in the British Columbia (BC) School-Based Mental Health Collaborative, has a web page with resources to support teachers in understanding mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Children, Youth
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1988
This document contains testimony of witnesses in a field hearing on the future of the rural elderly. The opening statement by Representative Bob Whittaker (Kansas) notes that the aging of America creates a more difficult time for the rural elderly than their urban neighbors. Distance and low population density magnify the difficulties of…
Descriptors: Health Facilities, Health Needs, Health Personnel, Health Programs
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1977
The statements presented by numerous individuals at the hearing are recorded in this volume. Specific examples of discrimination against older adults in such Federally-assisted programs as the food stamp program, Medicaid, the community mental health centers program, the vocational rehabilitation program, the social services program under Title XX…
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Community Services, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
Text of a Congressional hearing examining present and future policies on providing home health care for the aged is presented in this document. In his opening remarks, Representative Biaggi discusses the unhealthy and unacceptable reliance on institutional care and the disproportionate amount of resources Medicare and Medicaid spend on nursing…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Federal Legislation, Health Programs, Health Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
Text of a Congressional hearing examining the plight of aging Americans, still at financial risk despite the help of Medicare and Medicaid, is presented in this document. Testimony or prepared statements are delivered by 17 Congressmen including Representatives Roybal, Jeffords, Renaldo, Hammerschmidt, Pepper, McCain, Manton, Fawell, Robinson,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Financial Problems, Health Programs, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine children's mental health issues, including the prevalence of mental illness among children, barriers to effective treatment, and responses that are effective in helping children and families. Witnesses providing testimony include:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Problems
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
The United States General Accounting Office undertook an assessment of whether additional federal funds are needed to assist states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United States territories in completing the development of the comprehensive mental health services plans required by law. To assess need, officials at the Department of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Evaluation, Federal Government, Financial Support
Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison. – 1987
This report presents information on Wisconsin state legislation dealing with mental health issues. Part I provides descriptions of key provisions of four 1987 state senate bills. Part II reviews the activities of the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Mental Health Issues. Parts III, IV, V, and VI describe the background…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1987
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine issues involved in maintaining and strengthening Medicare Health Maintenance Orgranizations (HMO). Opening statements are included from Representatives Edward Roybal, Matthew Rinaldo, Mario Biaggi, Don Bonker, Robert Borski, Louise…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Government Role, Health Needs, Health Programs
Pepper, Claude – 1986
This document presents Congressman Claude Pepper's report on the Medicare Home Care Benefit. Section I traces the history of home health care in the United States. Section II offers statistics and general background information about older Americans and Medicare. The beginning of the Medicare home care benefit and its present operation are…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Health Needs, Health Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1984
The primary purpose of this hearing was to enable committee members to question Government Accounting Office (GAO) personnel about the results of the GAO study of the implementation of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Black Grant. A background paper on the MCH block grant program is provided prior to the introduction of testimony concluding…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Children, Health Programs, Hearings
