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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012
Suicide is a serious public health problem that causes immeasurable pain, suffering, and loss to individuals, families, and communities nationwide. Many people may be surprised to learn that suicide was one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States in 2009. And death is only the tip of the iceberg. For every person who dies by suicide,…
Descriptors: Prevention, Public Health, Suicide, Health Services
Barry, Colleen L.; Ridgely, M. Susan – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
A fundamental concern with competitive health insurance markets is that they will not supply efficient levels of coverage for treatment of costly, chronic, and predictable illnesses, such as mental illness. Since the inception of employer-based health insurance, coverage for mental health services has been offered on a more limited basis than…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Employees, Substance Abuse, Mental Disorders
Riley, John M.; Fellin, Phillip A. – 1970
Taking as indisputable the relationship between poverty and mental illness, this paper examines the effect which the War on Poverty could have upon mental illness. Community Action Centers are the specific focus, with their potential for serving low income clients with emotional problems, and functioning as case finders and referral sources for…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Clinics, Mental Health Programs
Emergency Shelter Commission, Boston, MA. – 1989
The people of Boston made a commitment that no homeless person will be denied a bed, a meal, quality health care, and transportation to shelter during the winter of 1989-90. This commitment was difficult to fulfill due to a decline in services for the mentally ill, federal housing cutbacks, and an increase in the number of families living in…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Federal Programs, Health Programs, Homeless People
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1988
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to review the United States Department of Health and Human Services' response to mental illness, focusing on the delivery of services for the severely mentally ill, and the leadership role of the National Institute of Mental Health in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Government Role, Hearings
National Inst. of Mental Health (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1990
This report focuses on the more than 7 million American children who suffer from mental disorders. It was written in response to a Congressional request for development of a national plan delineating how the National Institute for Mental Health would expand basic, clinical, and services research in the area of child mental health, and also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Children, Federal Programs
Blai, Boris – 1980
For more than 35 years the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has been the nation's major instrument of support for research in mental health. The yield from this ongoing research effort has been substantial, with a substantive increase of information about the causes, treatment, and prevention of mental illness as well as the factors that…
Descriptors: Counselors, Federal Programs, Health Programs, Individual Development
Mockus, Susan; Mars, Laura Cinq; Ovard, Dorothy Guazzo; Mazelis, Ruta; Bjelajac, Paula; Grady, Janice; LaClair, Christine; Livingston, Cardenia; Slavin, Sharon; Williams, Susan; McKinney, Jacki – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
Integrating consumer/survivor/recovering (C/S/R) women in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study involved both struggles and growth. The C/S/R women and all of our professional allies, both individually and collectively, greatly enhanced the study by overcoming what earlier…
Descriptors: Health Services, Substance Abuse, Females, Mental Health Programs
Kane, Ruth P.; And Others – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1982
Describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a training program in the primary prevention of childhood mental disorders for caregivers, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Cites the program's positive impact, as measured by increases in participants' knowledge and skills. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Community Programs, Federal Programs
Katz-Leavy, Judy; Bornemann, Thomas; Burns, Barbara J.; Friedman, Robert; Jenson, Peter; Osher, Trina – 2000
This brief paper on a topical discussion session held at a conference on children's mental health about implications of the 1999 report, "Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General," for children. The discussion focuses primarily on the chapter in the report specifically about children and mental health with comments by four individuals who…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Development, Children, Delivery Systems

Levine, Irene S.; Rog, Debra J. – American Psychologist, 1990
Recent research suggests that approximately one-third of homeless single adults suffer from severe mental illnesses. Discusses federal initiatives undertaken by the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) to encourage research and improve services for this subgroup. Describes the target population, NIMH research findings, and current mental…
Descriptors: Community Services, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Government Role

Holden, E. Wayne; Friedman, Robert M.; Santiago, Rolando L. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
This introductory article provides an overview of the national evaluation conducted within the original 22 grantee communities funded from 1993 to 1999. The history and underlying foundations of the evaluation are presented. Specific evaluation questions and components are outlined, and issues that evolved out of the evaluation process are…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Children, Emotional Disturbances

Hernandez, Mario; Gomez, Angela; Lipien, Lodi; Greenbaum, Paul E.; Armstrong, Kathleen H.; Gonzalez, Patricia – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A study compared practice-level variables between two sites that have been implementing system-of-care (SOC) principles for at least 5 years and two traditional service systems. Overall, SOC sites scored significantly higher than non-SOC sites in the child-centered and family-focused, community-based, and cultural competence domains. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Cultural Awareness, Emotional Disturbances
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1990
The Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs is considering legislation to improve mental health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. This report is in response to the Committee's request for information on the mental health needs of Indian adolescents and the services available to them. The section on mental health problems among…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Children

Brown, Vivian B.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1989
The special needs of young adults with concurrent mental health and substance abuse problems are discussed. This article presents federal initiatives and research findings, and describes state-of-the-art approaches to treatment and rehabilitation. Strategies for training mental health professionals to diagnose and treat dually disabled persons are…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Disorders, Clinical Psychology, Drug Abuse
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