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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of the Deputy Chancellor. – 1977
This paper describes the early history, present status, and future trends of the Bureau of School Lunches of the New York City Board of Education. A review of its early history indicates that although various citizen groups and the Department of Welfare served lunches to needy children prior to 1946, it was the passage of the National School Lunch…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Food Service, Food Standards, Health Programs
Dworkin, Gertrude B. – Ment Hyg, 1969
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Blue Collar Occupations, Counseling
Rothman, Esther P. – Ment Hyg, 1969
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs
Linton, Thomas E. – Amer J Orthopsychiat, 1969
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (Chicago, 1968).
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Caregivers, Educational Innovation, Emotional Disturbances
Loewenstein, Arline; And Others – 1981
The second of two reports on the TOPS Program (Teaching Outreach Prevention School), a group work approach for emotionally disturbed elementary students, describes TOPS' parent training and support groups. Reasons for parent groups are discussed, particularly for parents of children with emotional handicaps. Techniques for motivating parents are…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education
Condry, Sandra; Hayes, William A. – 1980
This document reports the pilot test of the two components of the Child and Family Mental Health (CFMH) Evaluation Project -- the impact evaluation component and the in-depth evaluation component. (The impact evaluation is designed to determine the effects of the two primary prevention models of service and activities on the CFMH Head Start…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Family Programs, Longitudinal Studies
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Drug Education. – 1978
This booklet is intended to provide teachers with a selective list of instructional aids and resources for use in drug education programs. It provides some guidance in choosing, from the items listed, those to use at the local level. Items listed are: printed materials for children; audiovisuals for children; printed materials for teachers and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Organizations, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Educational Service Region of Cook County, Chicago, IL. – 1978
Presented in this booklet are brief descriptions of programs and strategies designed and/or implemented to improve the quality of education in the suburban schools of Cook County (Chicago), Illinois. Some of the topics discussed include: (1) parent workshops; (2) driver education for the blind; (3) the C.E.T.A. Mature Job Opportunities Program…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Strandmark, John F.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1978
A developmental history of the Georgia Life Skills for Mental Health program is presented. The program's purpose is to help students aged 5-18 learn ways to handle stress, make major life decisions, and form more satisfying interpersonal relationships. In addition to a narrative description of how the program was conceived and developed, the…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Instructional Materials
Cohen, Robert – 1978
The current mental health system suffers from fragmentation and inefficient utilization of all potential mental health resources, and paraprofessionals can be utilized as bridging agents between formal agencies and nonprofessional community caregivers. Arguments for conceptual reorganization of the mental health delivery system are presented,…
Descriptors: Agencies, Community Responsibility, Delivery Systems, Mental Health Programs
Benswanger, Ellen G.; And Others – 1978
This paper describes a project which is attempting to strengthen existing programs and develop new forms of support for rural children and their families. The setting of the project is a three-county area in south-western Pennsylvania which has been designated as "underserved" in reference to health and mental health facilities. The…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Development, Developmental Programs, Family Problems
Bartee, Edwin M.; Kelly, Jacquelyn M. – 1978
Critical reasons for frustration and circularity in the formulation and implementation of mental health policy are analyzed. The primary reason proposed is the lack of equal, systematic and structurally-reinforced participation of mental health services consumers and their communities in the planning and implementing of policy and programs. This…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Health Services, Conference Reports, Delivery Systems
Shifren, Irene – 1978
A model developed by Transitional Services for New York, Inc., for collaboration between State and County government under private, not-for-profit auspices is described which attempts to assist the transition of former psychiatric patients into the community. The agency functions are described in terms of: (1) a tri-level housing network including…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Services, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Alley, Sam; And Others – 1978
A group of 12 federally funded community mental health centers which make effective use of paraprofessionals is described. The purpose is to make mental health policy makers and service agency staff members aware of the wide range of innovative service models in existence in which paraprofessionals play diverse and crucial roles. A case study for…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Mental Health Programs, Paraprofessional Personnel, Policy Formation
White, Caroline – 1980
A positive self image is necessary for good mental health, yet societal influences have a negative impact on the self esteem of Hispanic people living in the United States. Hispanics are caught between the cultural poles of the values of the Hispanic community and the demand for acculturation into the dominant society. Adverse influences on…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Hispanic Americans, Mental Health
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