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New Hampshire State Div. of Mental Health and Developmental Services, Concord. – 1988
This report presents results and recommendations of a two-year study and information-gathering effort by the New Hampshire Task Force on Homelessness, in compliance with the charge of the State legislature. The report is comprised of five sections. Section 1, "Introduction," presents an overview of the Task Force and a report on the…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs, Homeless People
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Cunningham, Flora E.; Weis, David L. – Journal of Home Economics, 1986
Community treatment settings offer home economists an opportunity to participate actively in the deinstitutionalization of mental health clients. Behavioral objectives for these clients are examined in the following areas: personal health and safety, community awareness, housing, nutrition, clothing and personal appearance, and financial…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills
Duchnowski, Albert J.; Johnson, Michael K. – 1990
Due to the efforts of mental health consumer and advocacy organizations, there now exists a legislated community-based mental health policy for the treatment of children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders and their families. But the implementation of this policy has not met the intended legislative standards. Accordingly, this…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Community Health Services
Zeanah, Paula; Nagle, Geoffrey; Stafford, Brian; Rice, Thomas; Farrer, Joanna – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2005
During the past three decades, there has been an increase in knowledge about early childhood development. Early experiences can function as either risk factors or protective factors for a child's future health and development. This has led to concern about how current health systems contribute to the quality of the earliest experiences of life.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Health Programs, Child Health, Risk