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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1985
This document presents the transcripts of a Congressional hearing called to bring attention to the growing problem of suicide. The opening statement of Representative Tom Lantos is presented. Prepared statements of 16 witnesses are provided, including psychotherapists from the Houston International Hospital; a mother and a father of teenage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Blacks, Crisis Intervention
Peer reviewedKobe, Frank H.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1991
Interviews with 137 primary caregivers with developmentally disabled family members (ages 2-62) on waiting lists for out-of-home placement found that caregiver stress was a significant predictor of the urgency of placement need. Behavior problems of the disabled person were almost as important. Lack of support services was correlated with…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Children, Crisis Intervention
