The expansion of an established child care referral and child development service to meet the needs of employees of the Peninsula Hospital and Medical Center, San Mateo County, California, is described in this report. The possibility of working with an existing resource and referral agency to develop and/or provide special services for hospital…

This manual was prepared to assist managers of information and referral (I&R) services to develop and maintain an adequate file of resources for the I&R center. Topics covered include preliminary planning, time estimates for set-up and file up-dating; the concept of recruiting volunteers to help operate the center and training that would be…

This booklet, one of a series of background papers for the White House Conference, presents information and referral services as one of the ways libraries are developing programs to discharge their responsibilities to the public they serve. It details the determination of a woman librarian in Detroit to develop the first comprehensive I&R…

The Bridge Youth Advocacy Program is designed to provide an alternative community based service for status offenders (10 to 18 years old) diverted from the juvenile justice system and to increase approprite use of social services by the police, court, and magistrates. Governed by the Catholic Social Services of Luzerne County (Pennsylvania), the…

Addressed to volunteers, amateurs, and information professionals, this practical handbook illustrates procedures for producing various forms of printed directories that will fill community information needs, help to foster community participation and socialization, effectively promote and advertise the publishing organization, and that will be…

Community Based Consultation, a consultation/education model appropriate for use in CMHC's and mental health departments is described. The model is being implemented by a Community Services Team of a rural mental health department. Appropriate strategies, a conceptualization of the community along power dimensions, a decision-making structure for…

This guidebook was developed to assist citizens in initiating programs to prevent tooth decay in young children through the use of fluoridation. It contains outlines for determining the needs of the school and community for fluoride in drinking water, and presents the various steps and activities that are necessary for developing and implementing…

This paper describes three measures derived from a life events inventory to reflect an equilibrium model, a life crisis model and a positive mental health model of psychological well being. These measures were related to indicators of individual and neighborhood adjustment with data obtained through a household survey of 454 residents. Individual…

The second annual educational workshop concerned utilization of psychiatric technicians for technical service to allied professions. Manuscripts are included for the following presentations: (1) "Brief History of Colorado Psychiatric Technicians Association" by Francis L. Hedges, (2) "Hominology--The Approach to the Whole Man"…

This report details the programs and activities of the Department of Health Services of the Denver Public Schools, 1972-73. The first section, New Projects and Special Activities of the Department, presents health programs initiated in elementary and secondary schools and among adult employees. The development of a joint plan to give community…

The public library is often regarded as serving peripheral rather than vital needs of the community. Because funding is limited, people need to be made aware of the library's potential role in society. Society has become information rich with increased white collar jobs and growth of the information segment of education, research and development,…

In order to enhance the therapeutic counseling potential of campus pastors, a brief orientation and training program in counseling was designed utilizing a client-centered orientation. The focus of training was on selected recorded interviews between clients and therapists and the reaction of the campus pastors to the interviews. (Author)

The Supplemental Security Income program, introduced in 1974, brought with it an increased need for Information and Referral (I and R) services for the elderly poor. A study of I and R at federal, state, and local levels showed limited impact of federal and state initiatives aimed at improving I and R. (Author)

Reports that a survey of the geographic distribution of psychologists and other groups providing mental health services found the highest concentration in affluent, urban states and in university towns. (SL)