This study, which collected data through interviews and document review, was designed to identify strengths and weaknesses of Minnesota's Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Act (CCMHA) of 1989 and its implementation through December 1990. Three criteria for mental health reform were established for the study, including: care should be…

This volume, the last of a six-part report, is a guide that provides an overview to the Building Villages series. It discusses the need for comprehensive programs, and examines the corresponding need for change in the family-services framework. It sets forth the organizing principles of family support as the movement grows from a program to a…

This joint position paper of the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the World Health Organization is presented in booklet form and urges cooperative approaches to promoting community-based rehabilitation (CBR) of people with disabilities. A definition of CBR is offered. It…

These three videotape recordings focus on provision of inclusive, family-centered programs for children with disabilities, birth through age 8. The first video is 14 minutes long and is titled "ICC Parents Share Their Stories." In it, four parents who serve on state interagency coordinating councils (ICCs) for early intervention share…

The Secretary of Special Education of Puerto Rico has been searching for ways to offer appropriate special education services for young people between 13 and 21 years of age whose educational level does not allow them to benefit from current prevocational or vocational services. At present groups are being organized to offer services for…

This study addresses seven components of Public Law 99-457 which relate to mental health intervention to meet the comprehensive early needs of infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, disabilities. The seven components include: the definition of "developmentally delayed"; multidisciplinary evaluation; the individualized family service…

This report describes the results of a statewide assessment of the needs of Oregonians with disabilities. The study was conducted between December 1990 and March 1991. Data were gathered via town meetings attended by over 300 Oregonians, interviews with representatives of state agencies and consumer advocacy groups, and questionnaires completed by…

This newsletter issue is about the growth of programs that serve infants, toddlers, and their families, and the management of that growth. The articles address early intervention programs with infants and young children with disabilities. The first article, "Implementing a Multi-site, Multidisciplinary Clinical Trial: The Infant Health and…

This manual is designed for use by staff development personnel and other trainers in presenting an orientation to independent living programing for rehabilitation agencies and other human service organizations. The three chapters in unit 1 define independent living, identify the major historic events contributing to the development of independent…

Many countries, particularly those in the developing world, are seeking to orient their health services toward a more equitable and efficient utilization of resources. A detailed analysis of the financing of health services is an important step in such an undertaking. This manual sets out a methodology for carrying out such an analysis and…

This handbook illustrates and discusses organizational options for the delivery of employment and training services within service delivery areas (SDAs) mandated by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Addressed primarily to members of private industry councils (PICs), representatives of local governments, and employment and training…

One of a series of technical papers prepared for the advisory panel of the Head Start Evaluation Design Project, this paper presents information about national Head Start goals, program participants, and the Head Start delivery system. The four stages of Head Start's evolution are described in terms of changes in the characteristics of…

Hearings were held to begin the process of developing legislation to address the child care crisis. Testimony concerns: (1) the Child Development and Education Act of 1989 (H.R. 3) and the 21st Century School program; (2) the use of tax credits to support child care, H.R. 3, and H.R. 30, the Act for Better Child Care (ABC); (3) federal standards…

This volume addresses the needs of decision-makers involved in implementing Public Law 99-457, Part H, which establishes a federal discretionary program to help states plan and implement a comprehensive, coordinated interdisciplinary program of early intervention services for children from birth through age 2. Chapter titles include the following:…

Background information and recommendations related to the support of child care services in Fort Wayne, Indiana is presented in six chapters. Chapter I discusses the feminization of the workforce and demographic data bearing on the need for child care, the child care workforce, and child care arrangements. Chapter II reviews child care services in…