#20

Transition of Fort Bragg Demonstration to Capitated Behavioral Health
(December 2000)

Recent research reveals the impact of transition from the Fort Bragg Demonstration to Capitated Behavioral Health and provides recommendations for future managed health care contracts.

#19

Custody Relinquishment: Impact of Research on Policy
(December 2000)

Presents research on the implementation of Oregon legislation prohibiting custody relinquishment based on parents' financial inability to provide out-of-home services and the corresponding change in policy resulting from this study.

#18

Attribution in Children's Mental Health
(November 2000)

Two studies are presented that discuss attribution of responsibility for emotional and behavioral disorders in children and the implications of attribution for the treatment of children and families.

#17

Offering Technical Assistance to Native Families
(October 2000)

Presents findings from a recent focus group that describes technical assistance needs of Native Families.

#16

Dose-Effect and Outcome in Children's Mental Health Services
(October 2000)

Presents two studies with opposing results on dose-effect in children's mental health services, as well as two commentaries that discuss the disparity in findings between the two studies.

#15

Mechanisms of Change in Multisystemic Therapy
(October 2000)

A study that attempts to determine the effective components of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) in the treatment of juvenile offenders.

#14

A Preventive Services Program Model for Preserving and Supporting Families Over Time
(October 2000)

Results of a study on a family support program that helps families who are not fully served by the current service delivery system.

#13

Child Abuse and Neglect in Indian Country
(September 2000)

Summarizes the history, current issues, and policy implications for Native American child welfare. Makes recommendations for gaining access to resources and earning public support.

#12

Under Court Order
(July 2000)

Topic: Summary of an important Supreme Court ruling in the case of Olmstead v. L.C. which significantly affects mental health policy for children and adults.

#11

Testing Underlying Assumptions of the Family Empowerment Perspective
(June 2000)

A study examining whether a family-based treatment model termed multi-systemic therapy (MST) is successful at empowering families when compared to other community services.

#10

Toxic Threats to Child Development
(June 2000)

A recent report from the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility concerns the threat of environmental neurotoxins to child health development.

#09

Perspectives on Family Involvement in Therapeutic Foster Care
(May 2000)

Presents two papers which give parent, provider, and professional perspectives of family involvement in therapeutic foster care.

#08

Developments in Systems of Care
(March 2000)

Presents a paper that gives an easy-to-read description of system of care research and future directions.

#07

Development of an Outcome Evaluation
(2000)

Describes lessons learned from a project that successfully developed an outcome evaluation for a statewide children's mental health program.

#06

Dose-Effect Relationship in Children's Mental Health Services
(2000)

A re-analysis of information from a past study demonstrates surprisingly different results, showing that an increased amount of mental health services received helped children more.

#05

Consumer Satisfaction with Mental Health Services
(2000)

Describes a program that effectively uses consumer satisfaction information to improve mental health services.

#04

Long-Term Effects of the Stark County System of Care
(2000)

Examines the child and family outcomes resulting from mental health services in Stark County's system of care.

#03

Families as Researchers and Evaluators
(2000)

Empowering parents of children with emotional and behavioral disorders as researchers and evaluators.

#02

Caregiver Enrichment and Stress
(2000)

Ways in which caring for a child with an emotional or behavioral disorder brings both stress and enrichment into the caregivers' lives.

#01

Functional Status and Academic Achievement in Systems of Care
(2000)

The complex needs of children and adolescents who experience both mental health challenges and academic difficulties.