Describes Block Nurse Program, in which existing resources and agencies are used to help keep elderly persons in their own homes with case management by public health nurses in community. Discusses external evaluation of program which documented that the neighborhood long-term care delivery model kept older adults in their homes at low cost and…

An overview of social work and discussion of practice in the Frieden Haus community education model point out similarities between social work and community education, such as a continuous struggle over focus and the attempt to provide individual service while working for broader reform. (SK)

A Texas elementary school is meeting home-school parents halfway by fostering a once-weekly project involving adolescent, home-schooled tutors and fifth and sixth graders. The home-schooled kids get a break from their routine, and the public schoolers benefit from help with academic subjects and community service projects. (MLH)

Discusses development and evaluation of community-based, telephone intervention suicide prevention centers. Reviews evidence regarding effectiveness of these centers and presence of causal relationship between crisis counseling exposure and suicide rate reduction. Offers cautions and recommendations. Examines model of health promotion program…

Reviews some contraceptive education programs designed for adolescents that differ in educational process based on delivery setting. Reviews school-based, community-based, and college/university-based programs and discusses them in terms of their effectiveness, potential, and limitations. Notes that educational accountability in each setting…

Reviews challenges associated with behavioral training approaches for individuals with mental retardation and mental illness in the community. Considers both family and nonfamily facilitated training. Reviews professional practice issues and offers justification for multifactoral behavioral assessment. Discusses future research directions.…

An interview with a recent "graduate" shows how the principle of unconditional care-consistent support through any circumstances-has built new lives and renewed hope for participants in Chicago's Kaleidoscope Project. (Author)

Utilizes survey responses from 2178 community-dwelling older adults to test the hypothesis that predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics are better predictors of discretionary than nondiscretionary service use. Results generally support the hypothesis, underscoring the importance of need characteristics for least discretionary service use.…

Addresses the issue of homogeneity or heterogeneity within the older Hispanic population as revealed by the use of formal services with a sample of 2135 Hispanic elderly. Although results show the patterns of service use to reflect substantial homogeneity, there is a high degree of heterogeneity in the level of service use. (MKA)

For decades, family and consumer sciences (FCS) Extension educators have provided health related education to consumers through Cooperative Extension programming at land grant universities. However, offering diabetes education can be extra challenging due to the complicated nature of the disease and the multi-faceted treatment required. Faced with…

The third "Every Child, Every Promise" research brief focuses on the large percentage of the children and youth who will enter the workforce over the next two decades are lacking enough of the "soft" or applied skills--such as teamwork, decision-making, and communication--that will help them become effective employees and managers. The report…

To provide for the planning and implementation of a community based, university sponsored, child care information and referral clearinghouse, a doctoral practicum project was undertaken. The primary goal of the project was to provide parents with up-to-date information about the full range of child care and children's services available in…

Intended primarily to facilitate communication of ideas between public library personnel interested in providing community information and referral services, this directory lists public libraries already engaged in such services. The document begins with a brief examination of the concept of community information and referral service, assesses the…

Some of the clinical, social, and administrative issues raised by the Department of Health and Social Security's (DHSS) policy for developing a community psychiatric service are discussed. Questions and answers about policy implementation are also covered, as well as evaluative research findings that bear upon relevant aspects of community…

Presents a nonbureaucratic model of mental health service delivery: the Family Life Center in Columbia, Maryland. Describes services through three programs: a counseling service, community services, and an information and referral service. Professional volunteers work with clients referred by counseling coordinators. Discusses implications for…