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Thompson, Aaron M.; Herman, Keith C.; Reinke, Wendy M.; Hawley, Kristin; Peters, Clark; Ehret, Adielle; Hobbs, Ashley; Elmore, Russell – School Psychology Review, 2020
The vast majority of youth experiencing symptoms of a mental health (MH) disorder never access services. Barriers to access include unawareness of symptoms or where to get help, stigma, or lack of transportation or finances. Many school, family, and community collaboration models have begun to enhance access to MH supports. The present study…
Descriptors: Barriers, Mental Disorders, Access to Health Care, Program Effectiveness
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Narayan, Jayanthi; Pratapkumar, Raja; Reddy, Sudhakara P. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
In resource poor settings innovative and bottom-up approaches are required to provide services to people with with disabilities. In this context, the present paper explains a community-based model of manpower development and coordination of services for people with intellectual disabilities in unified state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Women with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Females, Community Programs
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Secor-Turner, Molly; Randall, Brandy A.; Christensen, Katie; Jacobson, Amy; Loyola Meléndez, Migdalia – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2017
Although comprehensive sexuality education programmes have the potential to improve the sexual health and well-being of young people, many socially conservative rural states in the USA have laws and policies restricting school-based comprehensive sexuality education and supporting abstinence-only education. This paper describes the process of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Sexuality, Sex Education, School Community Relationship
1996
This collection of papers presented at a 1996 conference on children's mental health focuses on utilization research. Papers have the following titles and authors: (1) "Information Equity: A Critical Component of Strong Service Systems" (Catherine Batsche and Allison Metcalf); (2) "Utilization of Children's Mental Health Services: Differentiating…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Bias, Black Youth
RICHARDSON, WILLIAM P.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THIS 1961-62 STUDY OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE IN ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THE PREVALENCE OF HANDICAP, EXTENT OF HANDICAP, EFFECTIVENESS OF REPORTING METHODS, AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES, AND NEEDED SERVICES. THE REGISTERS OF STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE AGENCIES WERE EXAMINED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN 5,953 ENTRIES ON 4,083…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Children