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Neider, John R.; And Others – 1988
This paper examines critical issues for states and advocacy groups in trying to develop short-term goals to address mental health needs of refugees and to plan long-term strategies for state and county service systems for this population. The paper begins with a discussion of the following issues: (1) centralized versus decentralized state mental…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Mental Health Programs, Program Design, Program Development
Curtis, Hazen A. – 1969
Specialized services needed in the Leflore County School System in rural Mississippi are discussed in this 1969 document prepared under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The services considered do not include administrative or supervisory services or formally organized classroom instruction for regular and non-clinical…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation Needs, Guidance Programs, Health Services
Williams, Sarah – 1988
This report highlights the major issues discussed during a 2-day workshop on Medicaid funding for community-based mental health services for children and youth with severe emotional disturbances. The report opens with a brief description of the service needs of children and youth with severe emotional disturbances and the system of care that can…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances
Martner, Jan, Ed.; Magrab, Phyllis, Ed. – 1989
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…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, At Risk Persons, Community Control, Delivery Systems
Heffernan, William D.; Heffernan, Judith Bortner – 1987
This is an early assessment of the Rural Community Service Coordinator Program (RCSCP), organized by the University of Missouri Extension Service using funds from the federal Food Security Act of 1985. Five full-time coordinators were named by area mental health officials to help rural people cope with despair and emotional disturbances caused by…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Community Resources, Community Support, Coping
Kinzie, J. David – 1988
This paper describes the development of clinical programs for the psychiatric needs of refugees. It begins with a discussion of the known psychiatric epidemiology of immigrants and refugees: the increased likelihood of depression, schizophrenia, reactive psychoses from trauma, and organic or psychophysiological disorders. Barriers that refugees…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Differences, Medical Services, Mental Disorders