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Direct linkPayakachat, Nalin; Long, Christopher R.; McElfish, Pearl A.; Narcisse, Marie-Rachelle; Felix, Holly C.; Bursac, Zoran; Hudson, Teresa J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Little is known about health limitations and service utilization among the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) children with developmental disabilities (DDs) due to limited data. Our study examined the prevalence of DDs, health limitations, services used, and the unmet needs of NHPI children aged 3 to 17 years using cross-sectional data…
Descriptors: Incidence, Health Services, Health Needs, Pacific Islanders
Torr, Jennifer – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
This general review situates Australian research within a framework that quantifies and describes mental health needs of the population with intellectual disabilities across the life span, surveys service provision, and develops the evidence base to inform clinicians regarding assessment and management of psychopathology and psychiatric disorder…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Health Needs, Mental Health, Professional Education
Schieve, Laura A.; Gonzalez, Vanessa; Boulet, Sheree L.; Visser, Susanna N.; Rice, Catherine E.; Braun, Kim Van Naarden; Boyle, Coleen A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Studies document various associated health risks for children with developmental disabilities (DDs). Further study is needed by disability type. Using the 2006-2010 National Health Interview Surveys, we assessed the prevalence of numerous medical conditions (e.g. asthma, frequent diarrhea/colitis, seizures), health care use measures (e.g. seeing a…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Developmental Disabilities, Learning Disabilities
McLaughlin, Katie A.; Fairbank, John A.; Gruber, Michael J.; Jones, Russell T.; Osofsky, Joy D.; Pfefferbaum, Betty; Sampson, Nancy A.; Kessler, Ronald C. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: To examine patterns and predictors of trends in "DSM-IV" serious emotional disturbance (SED) among youths exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Method: A probability sample of adult pre-hurricane residents of the areas affected by Katrina completed baseline and follow-up telephone surveys 18 to 27 months post-hurricane and 12 to 18…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Incidence, Emotional Disturbances, Persistence
Greco, Veronica; Beresford, Bryony; Sutherland, Hilary – Children & Society, 2009
Deaf children have an increased prevalence of mental health problems compared with hearing children. Generic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services do not have the skills or expertise to meet the mental health needs of this group of children. Three teams in England provide specialist mental health services for deaf children. This research…
Descriptors: Health Services, Competence, Allied Health Personnel, Health Needs
Download full textDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1963
GRAPHS ARE USED IN THIS CHART BOOK TO SHOW PROGRESS AND INDICATE NEEDS. SUGGESTED PRIORITY AREAS FOR ACTION ARE--RESEARCH, PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES, CLINICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES, IMPROVED CARE, A NEW LEGAL AND SOCIAL CONCEPT OF THE RETARDED, SPECIAL EDUCATION, PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS. THE PREVALENCE OF MENTALLY…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Educational Needs
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. – 1991
This document comprises 48 charts presenting data on the status of health care in the United States. The charts are organized into six groups concerned with: (1) people, health, and health care resources; (2) the health of the newest generation; (3) the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) epidemic; (4) substance abuse; (5) chronic illness…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Age Differences, Alcoholism
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay, Ed.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Ed. – 1995
Children's poverty rate in the United States, over 20%, exceeds that of all industrialized nations except Australia. This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of changing public policies on children. Section 1 gives a current and historical overview of children in poverty. Sections 2 through 5 address arenas of possible change from policy…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Support, Childhood Attitudes, Children
