The Manufacture of Recovery
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Paradigms shaping mental health policy have changed over the years; recovery is the most recent dominant paradigm.
Behavioral/Mental Health Care
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Medication Algorithms Trump Treatment-as-Usual for Mentally Ill in Texas Study
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation evaluated the clinical and economic impact of an algorithm-guided treatment package on seriously mentally ill patients treated in the Texas public mental health system.
Spanish-Speaking Women Targeted in Agency Expansion
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Women Helping Women, a non-profit agency providing low-cost support and therapy services to women in central New Jersey, expanded its program to offer additional services and to reach a larger, more ethnically diverse population.
Market Research Helps Develop Prescription for Health
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
Porter Novelli planned and conducted market research activities on consumer demand for health and behavior interventions in primary care as background for the development of Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks.
New Researchers Encouraged to Study Latino Access to Mental Health Services
April 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Latino Research Program Project of the University of Puerto Rico sponsored a conference aimed at increasing research that explores the reasons for disparities in Latino access to mental health care and potential solutions.
Having Mental Health Services On-Site Doesn't Prompt Public Housing Residents to Seek Care
January 29, 2002 | Program Result
This project delivered services to indigent, elderly inner-city residents with serious mental illness, living in public housing projects in New Brunswick, N.J.
What Skills Do Kids Need to Handle Stress, Make Smart Choices?
February 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Carter Center in Atlanta held its Fourteenth Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, "Promoting Positive and Healthy Behaviors in Children," on November 18–19, 1998, in Atlanta, Ga.
Changing Behavior is Difficult but Can Improve Health
August 1, 2002 | Program Result
The National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine examined information about the links between behavior and health, the influence of social environment on behaviors, and interventions to improve health by modifying behavior or personal relationships.
New Nonprofit Entity Manages Mental Health Services for Youth in New York
June 1, 2001 | Program Result
Starting in January 1996, the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Albany, N.Y. developed a method — through the education, social services, juvenile justice, and mental health systems — to purchase and manage individualized services for seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents to divert them from unnecessary placements and hospitalizations.
Child Mental Health Treatment Shifts from Specialists to Pediatricians, and So Does Concern
July 1, 2001 | Program Result
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine held a one-day conference on children's mental health care issues and produced a monograph including a literature review, conference proceedings and recommendations.