This volume is the product of a combined effort to find programs of service delivery that demonstrably treat the varieties of mental health problems of children and their families. The opening chapter and each section overview chapter provide orientations to the program descriptions and examine characteristics of exemplary interventions. The needs for improved mental health services remain strong.
Key Features
- Focuses on child abuse and neglect, school adjustment problems, social problem-solving problems, autism and developmental disabilities, conduct disorders, and severe emotional problems.
- Describes interventions for children affected by disasters and trauma, children whose parents are divorced, children of teenage parents, and family dysfunction.
- Covers a variety of settings for interventions including schools, mental health centres, hospitals, community centres, and summer camps.
- Features 18 programs that demonstrate rationale for interventions, targeted populations, staff types, and evaluation methods.
Additional Information
The Section on Clinical Child Psychology (APA, Clinical Psychology Section I) and the Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services (APA, Division 37) established a task force whose mission was to identify, provide recognition for, and disseminate information on such programs. Their findings are presented here. The model programs illustrate how the interventions have been implemented and evaluated.
Specifications
- Programs designed to address various mental health issues faced by children and families.
- Intervention settings include group homes, sheltered workshops, and coordinated systems of care.
Product Options
- Available programs can be tailored to specific needs of children and families.
Recommendations
- Utilise the programs as models for improving mental health services in your community.
