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Biddle, Virginia Sue; Kern, John, III; Brent, David A.; Thurkettle, Mary Ann; Puskar, Kathryn R.; Sekula, L. Kathleen – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
Pennsylvania's response to adolescent suicide is its Student Assistance Program (SAP). SAP has been funded for 27 years although no statewide outcome studies using case-level data have been conducted. This study used logistic regression to examine drug-/alcohol-related behaviors and suspensions of suicidal students who participated in SAP. Of the…
Descriptors: Suicide, Prevention, At Risk Students, Referral
Davenport, Judith; Davenport, Joseph, III – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1979
Describes problems and needs of sexual assault victims in rural areas; discusses impediments to apprehension and conviction of rapists; and outlines a successful model for sexual assault services that has provided health, mental health, and supportive services to victims and assisted in the rural justice system. (DS)
Descriptors: Crime, Crisis Intervention, Delivery Systems, Females
Caron, Herbert S. – 1973
Outreach counseling was offered to 83 veterans just returning from Vietnam and outcomes were compared with those of 68 matched controls. Capitalizing on the crisis or stress of the re-entry, service was offered to all veterans returning to Cleveland. Counselors' initial relationships with veterans tended to be built on short term assistance with…
Descriptors: Adjustment Counselors, Adjustment (to Environment), Counselor Role, Counselor Training
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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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Winogrond, Iris R.; Mirassou, Marlene M. – Gerontologist, 1983
Compares adult and elderly clients of a Crisis Intervention Service in an urban metropolitan area, which included a telephone counseling/referral service and a mobile intervention team for home assessments. Findings indicated the importance of using a biopsychosocial model, particularly in the assessment of elderly persons. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community Health Services, Crisis Intervention, Delivery Systems
Gordon, James S., Ed. – 1981
This collection of essays provides an overview of runaways and runaway centers and describes specific short- and long-term services. The sections on direct services provide a basis for understanding the preventative services offered by runaway centers and the kinds of training necessary for center workers. The materials also consider the hazards…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Counseling Services, Counselor Training
Longtain, Melinda – 1979
The myths maintaining the violence between men and women are woven deeply into the matrix of society's norms and values. Crisis intervention succeeds to the extent that it is supported by wider reaching interventions--interventions that challenge the myths. Such programs include day care for mothers wanting to work and flexible time schedules for…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Family Relationship