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Pugh, Wesley C.; Brawner, Linda – 1989
The School District of Philadelphia initiated a child abuse awareness workshop for all schools and school district personnel in April 1988. The objective of the sessions was to provide an increased awareness and sensitivity on the part of all school district employees to the issue of child abuse and its impact on the physical, emotional, and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Allen, Melissa; Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Stott, Kathryn A. – 2003
The long-term effects of crisis and tragedy can be improved significantly by immediate intervention and emergency mental health services. Providing crisis intervention in rural schools poses challenges related to lack of financial resources, community resources, and trained personnel; isolation of rural schools; and long distances between school…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Crisis Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health
Bennett, Jack A.; And Others – 1993
Georgia Southern University (GSU) and Bulloch Memorial Hospital (BMH) undertook a joint project to enhance education services to students, professionals, and the community at large. University services of the College of Education and the Henderson Library were aligned with the educational services of Bulloch Memorial Hospital to provide resources…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Educational Resources
Amodei, Nancy; Taylor, Elizabeth R.; Hoffman, Tom; Madrigal, Anna; Biever, Joan; Cardenas, Fred – 1998
Noting that early childhood education is one tool for violence prevention, this study examined the effectiveness of a preschool violence prevention program in influencing the knowledge and attitudes of Head Start teachers in a rural, heavily Hispanic, southern Texas community. Head Start teachers were nonrandomly assigned to a control group, a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Faculty Development, Hispanic Americans
Miller, Richard E.; Paulson, Michele J. – 1983
A survey was made of 11 alcohol/drug treatment centers to assess their education services, client treatment, staff inservice, and community/workplace outreach. Background information was gathered on the type of services offered, the organizational operation, licensed bed capacity, physical environment, payment system, and admission criteria. The…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Allied Health Personnel, Community Education, Delivery Systems
Bullock, Lyndal M.; And Others – 1992
This paper defines issues concerned with the needs of children prenatally exposed to alcohol and drugs, delineates solutions, and identifies obstacles and barriers. The primary issue is seen to be identifying those individuals and services likely to contact these infants and young children and to provide such individuals with appropriate training…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcoholism, Children, Community Programs