Full Circle Programs is an organization providing family preservation and reunification services. Full Circle responds to families uniquely, rather than according to predetermined models. Medical testing, counseling, and practical assistance are provided. (BC)

Describes the services of the Appalachian Mental Health Center in Elkins, West Virginia. Services include a school for emotionally disturbed teenagers, an Adult Training Center, a preschool for developmental disabilities, a public inebriate shelter, a crisis center for teens, a small prison counseling program, and long-term counseling for drug and…

A 56-hour interdisciplinary, train-the-trainer model was developed for lay health ministers in African American churches in Tennessee. Workshops examined aging, health promotion, and prevention. The program increased networking and community resources but encountered problems in religion's effect on health beliefs and in the need for cultural…

Notes that, with deinstitutionalization, women with severe mental illness (SMI) appear as likely to have children as women in general population. Presents systematic review of literature published in past decade that describes interventions for mothers with SMI. Critiques interventions, and draws implications for future interventions using…

As the life span of adults with intellectual disabilities increases, so do the concerns related to housing options, family relations and support, and community services. New partnerships are needed for the development of social policy, programs, and services to serve this growing population. (JOW)

Reports on a therapeutic program for juvenile offenders that uses drum playing and drum building to provide alternatives for youth activities. Drums play five important roles for youth: creating a sense of community, reconnecting with history and heritage, promoting healing, educating, and celebrating victories or rites of passage. Provides…

Reviews mental-health issues concerning persons with mental retardation, particularly as these issues apply to mental-health counseling. Included in this review is a discussion of the prevalence of psychopathology, types of problems presented, issues in clinical bias, access to community services, assessment techniques, and specific…

Explores the concept of school-based youth community service as a means to help students connect to their communities. Lists resources in service learning. Discusses ways to help service learning reach its potential. Presents arguments for and against having such a program, and addresses the debate about mandatory service. (DLH)

Reports the multistage development of the Community Service Attitudes Scale, an instrument for measuring college students' attitudes toward community service. Analysis of scores for samples of 437 and 332 students yields strong reliability evidence, and principal components analysis supports the helping behavior model of S. Schwartz. (SLD)

An 18-volume series on service-learning in the academic disciplines provides a rudimentary map to a renewed vision of American higher education by opening classroom doors to real-world experiences in workplaces and communities. Discusses: the series background; inclusiveness and disciplinary legitimacy as guiding principles; variations on a theme;…

Little research exists on the critical role of faculty in service learning. Recommends focusing increased and immediate attention and resources on research related to: motivations and attractions of faculty to service learning; supports needed by faculty; impact or influence of service learning on faculty; satisfaction reported by faculty; and…

Examines the design of service learning research using psychologist-philosopher Ken Wilber's fourfold scheme. By interfacing Wilber's two dichotomies (interior versus exterior and individual versus group), researchers can access a comprehensive framework for conceptualizing the full range of service learning outcomes to study. Wilber's framework…

A model project disseminates information on successful and independent aging through interactive television in a partnership of community college and community agency consortia. The monthly programs are targeted at older adults, families of the elderly, service providers, and middle-aged adults approaching old age. (SK)

As First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush is leading the Helping America's Youth initiative of the federal government. She articulates the goal of enlisting public and volunteer resources to foster healthy growth by early intervention and mentoring of youngsters at risk. Helping America's Youth will benefit children and teenagers by…

Many parents question what is normal and what their kids should be doing at different ages. More and more, parents are turning to their local libraries for advice. Besides being empathetic supporters and referring parents to the rich resources within our libraries that detail language-development milestones for young children, librarians need to…