An academic course in family life-sex education is described in the context of a unique treatment setting for those diagnosed as schizophrenic. Asserts that this population is intellectually and academically able to profit from a cognitive experience. The course also offers positive value as an adjunct therapeutic modality. (Author)

Part of a PhD dissertation submitted to Michigan State University.

Parts of this paper have appeared in the American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 28, No 2, 1968, under the title "A Preventive Community Psychiatry Project and Its Relationship to Psychoanalytic Principles.

This resource manual is designed to assist new and veteran board members in becoming effective and meaningful contributors to the community mental health center (CMHC) program. The materials summarize the growth and development of the CMHC concept and the services required by law and address the process of building and organizing the…

This publication contains the reports of two major public advisory bodies which studied and conducted hearings on mental health needs of the elderly and developed recommendations for public policy to address these needs. The first report reviews current mental health needs and considers the projected needs for dealing with emotional stress during…

Several sources have suggested that the efficacy of existing mental health care delivery systems might be extended through appropriate collaboration between self-help groups and mental health professionals. There are, however, few published reports of successful collaboration between professionals and self-help groups. This paper presents a…

The mental health needs and services available in the United States were investigated by the President's Commission on Mental Health. Results indicated that: (1) mental health services are primarily located in urban areas; (2) the needs of racial and cultural minorities, children, adolescents, and older adults are not being met; (3) national…

There is evidence that informal caregiving systems, called natural helping networks, already carry much of the service load of community mental health services, and need to be strengthened to provide even more. Social network analysis is a useful tool for understanding how these informal mechanisms operate, as well as the way in which some…

This paper describes a project which is attempting to strengthen existing mental health programs and develop new forms of support for rural children, since current programs are limited by a scarcity of funds, trained personnel, and supportive services. The setting of the project is a three-county area in Southwestern Pennsylvania which has been…

The Governor's Task Force on the Mental Health of Juvenile Offenders in the state of Pennsylvania conducted a statewide survey of facilities for the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age. The Task Force surveyed mental hospitals, community-based services, private psychiatric treatment centers, youth…

TO PREVENT OR AMELIORATE LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN, A PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN A LOWER MIDDLE CLASS, MULTI-ETHNIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK BY THE MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER. PRACTICABILITY OF PROGRAM REPLICATION WAS AN IMPORTANT CRITERION. AN INSERVICE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS…

THE TRAINING GRANTS PROGRAM HELPS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS MEET TEACHING COSTS AND PROVIDES STUDENT STIPENDS AND TUITION FOR TRAINING IN PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND RESEARCH IN THE BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. IN ADDITION, IT SUPPORTS (1) PILOT AND SPECIAL TRAINING PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPING…

In an effort to prove that mental health services can be lay administered, a training program was implemented in the rural areas of Cedar County (October 1972-April 1973) and Iowa County, Iowa (October 1973-May 1974). Recruited via personal or telephone contact, 20 trainees were selected who demonstrated they: were good listeners; did not impose…

In June 1970, the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education Conference on Mexican American Mental Health Issues was held at Goleta, California Primary goal of the conference was to promote learning, not specific action, program funding, or legislation. Planned by Chicanos, the 3-day conference was aimed at bringing together Chicanos from…

This mental health curriculum guide, intended for use with children in grades four through six, further develops the concepts and understandings introduced in the primary grades. The contents of the guide are presented in outline form and cover the family as a social unit, role arrangements in family life, and the construct of personality. For…