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Aaron R. Lyon; Catherine M. Corbin; Eric C. Brown; Mark G. Ehrhart; Jill Locke; Chayna Davis; Elissa Picozzi; Gregory A. Aarons; Clayton R. Cook – Grantee Submission, 2022
Background: Strategic implementation leadership is a critical determinant of successful implementation, hypothesized to create a more supportive implementation climate conducive to the adoption and use of evidence-based practices. Implementation leadership behaviors may vary significantly across contexts, necessitating studies that examine the…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Leadership, Children
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Rainey, Vanessa R.; Flores, Valerie; Morrison, Robert G.; David, E. J. R.; Silton, Rebecca L. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
Serving as a language translator (broker) for family members during childhood can affect cognitive and emotional functions in both beneficial and detrimental ways. Child language brokers translate in a variety of contexts including conversations between their parents and financial, legal and medical professionals. Pressure to be involved in these…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Bilingualism, Translation, Children
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Coley, Rebekah Levine; Leventhal, Tama; Lynch, Alicia Doyle; Kull, Melissa – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Extant research has highlighted the importance of multiple characteristics of housing but has not comprehensively assessed a broad range of housing characteristics and their relative contributions to children's well-being. Using a representative, longitudinal sample of low-income children and adolescents from low-income urban neighborhoods (N =…
Descriptors: Correlation, Housing, Well Being, Low Income Groups
Medeiros, Debra; Vaulton, Wendy – Zero to Three (J), 2010
The Strengthening At Risk and Homeless Young Mothers and Children Initiative, funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, aims to improve the housing, health, and development of homeless and at-risk young families. This article describes the services provided in four program sites (Pomona, CA; Antelope Valley, CA; Minneapolis, MN; and Chicago, IL)…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Homeless People, Mothers, At Risk Persons
Swart, Sandra, Ed.; Friesen, Barbara, Ed.; Holman, Ariel, Ed.; Aue, Nicole, Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2009
The State of the Science conference was held in May, 2007 as part of the ongoing series of national conferences, "Building on Family Strengths," conducted by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health at Portland State University. The theme of this State-of-the Science conference was "Effective…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Family Programs
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Shabat, Julia Cathcart; Lyons, John S.; Martinovich, Zoran – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
We examined the differential outcomes in residential treatment for youths with conduct disorder (CD)--with special attention paid to interactions with age and gender--in a sample of children and adolescents in 50 residential treatment centers and group homes across Illinois. Multi-disciplinary teams rated youths ages 6-20 (N = 457) on measures of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Group Homes, Behavior Disorders, Residential Care
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2005
"Data Trends" reports present summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families. The article summarized in this "Data Trends" presents the results of a study of 40,636 children entering the Illinois domestic violence service system over a five-year period. The results of this study…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Depression (Psychology)
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Gopalan, Geetha; Cavaleri, Mary A.; Bannon, William M.; McKay, Mary M. – Child & Youth Services, 2009
This study examines whether risk factors associated with child externalizing behavior symptoms differ between two similar low-income, urban communities, using baseline parent data of 154 African American youth (ages 9-15) participating in the Collaborative HIV-Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Project (CHAMP) family program. Separate…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Mental Health, Children, Adolescents
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Godley, Susan Harrington; Funk, Rodney R.; Fiedler, Elisa Mustari – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
The satisfaction of 469 parents or guardians and 387 of their children who received mental health services at 22 community agencies in Illinois was assessed with standardized measures and procedures. Youths' satisfaction was less than that of their parents. Results are used to formulate a prediction model. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
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Ostler, Teresa; Haight, Wendy; Black, James; Choi, Ga-Young; Kingery, Linda; Sheridan, Kathryn – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: This case-based, mixed-methods study was undertaken to understand the perspectives and mental health needs of rural children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse. Method: Participants were 23 children involved with a state child protective agency because of parental methamphetamine abuse. A semistructured interview provided…
Descriptors: Identification, Child Behavior, Check Lists, Rural Areas
Smithgall, Cheryl; Gladden, Robert Matthew; Yang, Duck-Hye; Goerge, Robert – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2005
This study explores the intersection of placement in foster care and the emotional disturbance (ED) classification. It compares the demographic, placement, and educational experiences of students in foster care who are classified with an emotional disturbance (ED) with students in care who have other special education classifications, and with…
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Behavior Problems, Special Education, Mental Health Workers
VanLandeghem, Karen – 2003
The Illinois Children's Mental Health Task Force was convened in 2002 to assess the status of Illinois' mental health system for children from birth to age 18, and to develop short- and long-term recommendations for assuring that all Illinois children have access to coordinated and comprehensive mental health services and programs. This report is…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Childhood Needs
Chicago Univ., IL. Chapin Hall Center for Children. – 2000
This report is the third to document the condition of children in the state of Illinois and the performance of the policies and programs designed to serve them over the past decade. One of the main themes emerging from the findings is the increasing diversity of the Illinois child population, in terms of both racial and ethnic groups and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect