Our analysis of California's state department of education's Request for Proposals (RFP) for a project to "Build Collaboration for Mental Health Services in California Schools" leads us to underscore both the opportunity presented by the proposed work and the potential for serious unintended negative consequences. This brief is designed…

"Data Trends" reports present summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families. The article summarized in this "Data Trends" discusses national data on transition services available for children served within the state child mental health systems. These data are derived from information provided by…

Nearly 20 years ago a culturally relevant program was created on the island of Guam. Inspired by the Gheel, the Belgium colony's humanized treatment of the mentally ill, the program is based on the island's Spanish heritage and makes use of Roman Catholic ritual in communal assembly and in commemorating developmental attainments. Beginning as a…

This paper outlines the preparations necessary for state psychological associations to make a timely, well-coordinated, and successful mental health response to disaster or trauma. It is suggested that early planning, recruiting, training, connecting with an authorized disaster organization, forming a mental health coalition, organizing…

This report summarizes the impact of federal programs on individual counselors, including suggestions on advocating to improve the programs' recognition of professional mental health counselors. These are all separate programs, formulated under their own laws, regulations, and agencies.

Presents a model for a proposed allied health system which incorporates three dimensions: (1) education and training, (2) a social health dyad, and (3) service delivery. (MU)

Article focuses on health manpower programs and the education health workers need in order to function effectively and flexibly. (RK)

This discussion on reasons for the lack of a clear-cut and timely health curriculum in a number of educational settings today stresses the need for planning by faculty familiar with predetermined health goals, methods, aids and evaluation techniques. (JC)

The results of this study indicate that the establishment of a breakfast program in the secondary school serving the middle or high income district is a feasible solution to some of the adolescent nutrition problems

Describes the nutritional needs of individuals in New Mexico, and the efforts of the Nutrition Improvement Program (NIP) of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine at Albuquerque to remove hunger and malnutrition. (DM)

It is the thesis of this paper that the amount of technical knowledge available in certain areas of clinical psychology and related fields is now sufficient to permit considerable advances to be made in the decision-making aspects of mental health services. (Author)

This article reflects the cognitive and emotional experience of the author. The focus was on securing funds needed for implementation and the vicissitudes of this endeavor in the areas of community organization and political action. (Author/EK)

Prevention is the pnly hope for controlling dental diseases. The school setting provides great potential for securing dental health practices which will result in better dental health for the children of today, and the adults of tomorrow. Presented at Joint Session of American School Health Association and American Public Health Association,…