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Pires, Sheila A.; Behar, Lenore; Friedman, Robert M.; Lourie, Ira; Ferreiro, Beverly; Langmeyer, David; May, Ann; Lazear, Katherine J. – 1996
This paper discusses the results of a study that investigated the effectiveness of the Fort Bragg demonstration project, a program which provided a comprehensive approach to the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services to a population of approximately 48,000 military-related children residing within the Fort Bragg catchment area.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Health, Children
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Cunningham, Charles E.; Boyle, Michael H.; Hong, Sunjin; Pettingill, Peter; Bohaychuk, Donna – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: This study describes the development of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI)--a computer-assisted telephone interview which adapts the revised Ontario Child Health Study's (OCHS-R) parent, teacher, and youth self-report scales for administration as intake screening and treatment outcome measures in children's mental…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Child Health
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Boyle, Michael H.; Cunningham, Charles E.; Georgiades, Katholiki; Cullen, John; Racine, Yvonne; Pettingill, Peter – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: This study examines the use of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) to screen for childhood psychiatric disorder based on Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (DISC-IV) classifications of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD),…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Child Health
Vail, Kathleen – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
Data from the federal Center for Mental Health Services indicate that one in every 33 children and one in eight adolescents may be suffering from depression. Up to 70% of children with diagnosable mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders are not receiving mental health services, according to the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Mental Disorders
Ray, JoAnn; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1993
A pilot system of individualized and rurally compatible community-based alternatives to residential and institutional treatment settings for seriously emotionally disturbed children was evaluated. The results indicate that this intensive, community-based, service-delivery system appears to improve children's behavioral and emotional functioning,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Health, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Hamner, Karl M.; Lambert, E. Warren; Bickman, Leonard – 1996
This study investigated the findings of a previous study on the effectiveness of the Fort Bragg Child and Adolescent Mental Health Demonstration Project, a program that provided a comprehensive approach to the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services to a population of military-related children residing within the Fort Bragg…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Health, Children
Zeanah, Paula D.; Stafford, Brian S.; Nagle, Geoffrey A.; Rice, Thomas – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2005
The science of early development and our understanding of the impact of early experience on later social, emotional, and cognitive development has grown dramatically in the past three decades. Because the data are compelling and far-reaching, there has been increasing interest and concern about the quality of the infant's earliest experiences, and…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Infants, Health Services, Evaluation Needs
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Andersson, Helle Wessel – Child Care in Practice, 2004
The present study addresses the question of equality of access, as it relates to waiting time for specialised mental health treatment for children and adolescents. The aim was to investigate whether demographic, clinical factors and service-related factors were associated with waiting time. Data was based on a documentation system in which all…
Descriptors: Health Services, Place of Residence, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health