The document reports on the various services rendered by several State Departments and Divisions to the 8 Indian Reservations (Cattaraugus, Onandaga, St. Regis, Tonawanda, Tuscarora, Shinnecock, Poospatuck, and Allegany Reservations) in the geographical boundaries of New York State. A summary of existing services and future service considerations…

The status of American Indians in the State of New York and the public services made available to them through various units of state government are outlined. For more than a century and one-half the State of New York, with Federal acquiescence, assumed responsibilities for Indian welfare corresponding to those undertaken by the Federal Government…

The manual summarizes information on 39 programs and services in nine agencies available for handicapped children ages birth to 5 in New York state. A matrix depicting programs and services and a fact sheet describing each program on the matrix are provided for the nine agencies: State Education Department, Department of Health, Office of Mental…

THE ROLE OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN HELPING MIGRANT CHILDREN WAS DISCUSSED. BACKGROUND INFORMATION GIVEN BY NORMAN THOMAS AND FAY BENNETT EMPHASIZED SURVEY RESULTS. IN 1961 THERE WERE BETWEEN 350,000 AND 450,000 CHILDREN OF DOMESTIC MIGRANT WORKERS IN AMERICA. IN 1959 75,000 OF THE 500,000 MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES WERE…

A school-based dental health screening and referral program in the state of New York is described. The program provides examinations to children and referrals for those in need of treatment. By encouraging the dental health program, school officials serve as positive role models. Since screenings are conducted at a local level, community interest…

The purpose and function of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Indian Affairs is to render, through the several state departments and agencies represented, various services to the 8 American Indian reservations (Cattaraugus, St. Regis, Tonawanda, Tuscarora, Allegany, Onandaga, Shinnecock, and Poospatuck) located within the…

Guidelines to help schools and communities in New York implement or improve a Comprehensive School Health and Wellness (CSHW) program are outlined in this manual. Based on 8 components and 11 interrelated conceptual areas, the 811 Grid offers a framework for assessing current efforts and for planning strategies to improve school/community health.…

The status of American Indians in the State of New York and the public services made available to them through various units of state government are outlined. For almost two hundred years the State of New York, with Federal acquiescence, assumed responsibilities for Indian welfare corresponding to those undertaken by the Federal Government in…

In 2002, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law investigated the impact of expanding child mental health services in Medicaid on the actual availability of services to children. To assess family satisfaction, focus groups were held in two states: Oregon and New York. Both states have a comprehensive Medicaid mental health benefit for children…

Commissioned by the New York State Center for Migrant Studies to develop a report on improvement in the living environment of migrant workers during their sojourn within New York State, the author draws his conclusions from such information sources as interviews with migrants, growers, and state and national officials; personal labor camp visits;…

With a quarter of the country's children enrolled in Medicaid, the program has become an extremely important source of funding of all public health care for children and now provides half of all spending on public mental health systems. In 2002 the Bazelon Center undertook to examine whether Medicaid-eligible children were, in fact, receiving an…

One component of the Appalachian Regional Commission's regional plan process is the annual review and approval of individual state development policies. The state summaries of proposed programs for fiscal year 1979 (for Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,…

The annual report of the New York Interdepartmental Committee on Indian Affairs which serves 8 Indian reservations within the state of New York documents the 1972-73 services of its various departments and presents the Chairman's report. The Department of Commerce reports that its new Minority Business Office is aggressively seeking Indian…

The 1998 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was the first federal legislation to contain a "charitable choice" provision allowing faith-based organizations (FBOs) to compete for state and federal government funds on the same basis as secular providers. For FBOs that consider pursuit of government…