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Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Enrichment, 15(2), Fall 2001. (ENTIRE ISSUE)
Walker, J. (Ed.) Download PDF
Introduction: Building resilience and enhancing quality of life for children and families.
Walker, J. Download PDF
Friendship facilitation: Interview with Beth Schaffner of PEAK Parent Center, Inc. on friendship facilitation.
Cook, J.
An educator and parent of a young adult with disabilities describes her work providing training in friendship facilitation. Download PDF
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Teaching social skills to enrich the lives of children and youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties.
McGlynn, M.M. & Rutherfurd, R.B. Summarizes research on best practices in programs to build the social skills of children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Download PDF
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Summer opportunities in socialization: A school district responds with an S.O.S. for students in making the transition to middle school.
Marshall, M This article describes a summer program formulated according to many of the best practices for social skills training. In addition to formal instruction in social skills, program activities include daily community outings and cartooning. Download PDF
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Reading, writing, enrichment.
Berry, J. A fifth-grad teacher gives examples of reading and writing activities that are meaningful and rewarding for young people with mental health challenges, as well as for the adults who participate. She also describes a class on "writing from the heart," in which young people produced essays and poetry, including these examples: Download PDF
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Respite care for children with serious emotional disorders and their families: A way to enrich family life.
Jivanjee, P. & Simpson, J. The article reviews the benefits of respite care for families who have a child with a serious emotional disorder and provides examples of a range of respite care strategies. From the Research & Training Center. Download PDF
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Support groups can become social groups, too.
Berry, J. Family-run support groups provide a welcome haven for people raising children and youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties. Caregivers are also energized by the empowering effects of feeling included, of being accepted, and of being understood. Download PDF
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Suppers at South.
Hogan, S. In South Eugene High School, parents and their children assemble to share a meal and relax. As they do so, they are also fighting isolation on family, educational, and community levels. Download PDF
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Youth Millennium.
Smith, C. Young people with mental health challenges come together for mutual support, capacity-building, and to make a positive difference in their community through service. Download PDF
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Padres Abriendo Puertas.
Castro, B. Una organización de familias hispanas provee un programa exitoso para jóvenes Latinos con impedimentos o necesidades especiales. La meta de este programa es el desarrollar las destrezas de liderato de jóvenes Latinos, para que aboguen por sus derechos. Download PDF
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Parents Opening Doors.
Castro, B. A Latino advocacy organization hosts a program to increase empowerment and leadership skills among Latino youth with disabilities. Download PDF
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Child care: Inclusion as enrichment.
Brennan, E.M., Caplan, E., Ama, S. & Warfield, O. Summarizes research documenting how high-quality inclusive childcare programs are enriched by and enriching for young children with emotional and behavioral challenges. From the Research & Training Center. Download PDF
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Making it work at the Broken Arrow Clubhouse.
Ranson, L. An essay from an inclusive child care site nominated as a model program. Download PDF
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Alternative strategies for success: The real meaning of alternative education.
Schuman, M.F. An alternative school addresses students' feelings of academic frustration and helps them discover satisfaction, confidence, and pride in meeting academic challenges. Download PDF
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Foster parents: Mentors, teachers, care and recreation specialists.
Hernandez, T. Two therapeutic foster care parents play many roles for the children in their care. Download PDF
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And doggy too.
Vance, J. A service coordinator helps a terminally ill woman fulfill her plan for her children's future. Download PDF
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An example of the power of mentoring and wraparound.
Hunter, S. A wraparound team supports a young woman in her efforts to reach the goals she has set for herself. Download PDF
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Friendship is to people what sunshine is to flowers.
Griffiths, T. This piece describes the work of Compeer, an organization that uses mentoring as a strategy to increase resilience among youth and adults with mental illness. The article includes evaluation data. Download PDF
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Facilitating friendships for children with disabilities.
Cook, J. This article reviews research on friendship facilitation and describes materials designed to aid adults in promoting friendships between children with disabilities and their non-disabled peers. Download PDF
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Empowering kids to dance to the drummer within: Youth Advancement Through Music and Art.
Rossi, M. YATMA is a successful program that works with at-risk youth, using a multi-cultural, arts-based curriculum and a mentoring/relational approach as catalysts for personal and creative growth. The article includes information from case studies and program evaluation. Download PDF
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Healing through action.
Kidder, B. A registered drama therapist writes about working with a troupe of adolescent actors performing and conducting workshops in prisons and treatment centers. Includes excerpts from program participants. Download PDF
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The dance of life: Incorporating disabled children into the life of the spiritual community.
King, S.M. A minister in Columbus, Ohio describes how she turned her church into a place of belonging for all children. Download PDF
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Spirituality and mental health: A Native American perspective.
Cross, T. The executive director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association discusses the complex interplay between spirituality and mental health in American Indian traditions. Download PDF
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Community service participation as enrichment: Rationale, outcomes, and best practices.
Caplan, E. & Schutte, K. Reviews research on the outcomes for youth—including youth with emotional and behavioral disorders—from participation in community service. The article focuses on principles for designing effective programs. From the Research & Training Center. Download PDF
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Who am I? Why family really matters.
Boisvert, B., Brimner, G., Campbell, K., Koenig, D., Rose, J. & Stone-Smith, M. This article describes the positive results of efforts to reunite children in foster care with their families. It includes a case study, reunification and support strategies, and outcome information. Download PDF
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What an honor: One youth in transition.
Rumbaugh, M. A care coordinator is honored to participate on a wraparound team that supports a young woman's transition from reliance on formal supports to engagement with more informal or natural supports. Download PDF
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Identifying community supports: Some informal anecdotes.
Grealish, M. Finding supports where you would least expect them. Download PDF
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Friends of the children.
Berman, S. This article describes an innovative program to provide long-term mentoring to at-risk children. It includes information from program evaluation and stories from a Friend and her youth companion. Download PDF
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Friends of the children: A friend's story.
Larklin, A. Download PDF
Friends of the children: Tasha's story.
Corradin, N. Download PDF
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