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Tovey, Robert – Child Welfare, 1983
Describes an alternative to traditional residential care for children with behavior disorders, neuroses, bizarre behavior, or immature personality designed to maintain the child in his or her own rural community and to provide a family-type experience. (RH)
Descriptors: Children, Family Environment, Mental Health Programs, Program Descriptions
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Blatt, Steven D.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1997
Describes ENHANCE (Excellence in Health Care for Abused and Neglected Children) of Onondaga County, New York, a comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinic for children in out-of-home care involving pediatrics, child psychology, nursing, child development, and child welfare components. Also presents profiles of the health, mental health, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Psychology, Child Welfare
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Shulman, Donald A.; Athey, Mary – Child Welfare, 1993
Describes Youth Emergency Services (YES), an experimental project in Rochester, New York, which coordinates county agencies and resources to treat children and their families in mental crises. Several case vignettes illustrate the enhanced coordination which results from the YES system. (MM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Crisis Intervention
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Irigon, Felicita F.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1981
Describes a program of early mental health services intervention for younger elementary school students who demonstrate moderate to severe behavioral and/or emotional problems. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development Specialists, Community Involvement, Elementary School Students
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Gregory, Shawan D. P.; Phillips, Frederick B. – Child Welfare, 1997
Examines Progressive Life Center's (PLC) Therapeutic Foster Care program and its incorporation of NTU psychotherapy into its program model. Describes how PLC strives to improve the delivery of mental health services through culturally competent therapeutic techniques for African Americans, including seriously emotionally disturbed children. (MOK)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Child Welfare, Cultural Awareness