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Miya L. Barnett; Hanan Salem; Yessica Green Rosas; Emily Feinberg; Rocio Nunez-Pepen; Andrea Chu; Hana Belmont-Ryu; Em Matsuno; Sarabeth Broder-Fingert – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2023
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth of color experience high rates of mental health disorders, yet they experience challenges to accessing mental health services. Community health worker (CHW) models of care have potential to promote equitable mental health services among LGBTQ youth. Our aim was to understand how CHW…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Mental Health Programs, Community Health Services, Models
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Resnick, Elissa A.; Bishop, Marilyn; O'Connell, Anne; Hugo, Beverly; Isern, Germinal; Timm, Alison; Ozonoff, Al; Geller, Alan C. – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
Childhood obesity may be lessened by parent-focused interventions. A pilot parent-directed trial with 46 parents of overweight and obese elementary school students was conducted at two ethnically diverse public schools in Framingham, Massachusetts. Parents were randomly assigned to either the Materials Group, which received mailed educational…
Descriptors: Child Health, Parent Education, Parent Role, Program Effectiveness
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Pulice, Richard T.; Malkis, Farrell S. – Administration in Mental Health, 1986
Examined the impact of client need scores in the allocation of resources for community mental health services in Massachusetts. Indicated no significant difference in allocation between groups relative to client need, with resources being distributed evenly across geographic areas. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Community Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Needs Assessment
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Branch, Laurence G.; Stuart, Neil E. – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes the Massachusetts Home Care Corporation network, which provides alternatives to institutional long-term care. This investigation confirms that home-based support service can be targeted to selected subgroups, that targeting can be maintained, and that the recipients of these services are indeed the individuals who risk…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Home Programs, Older Adults
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Blackman, Anne Berlin; Luskin, Jack – Health Education, 2006
Purpose--The purpose of this paper is to explore the efficacy of a community-based outreach initiative, piloted in Worcester, Massachusetts, to reduce children's exposure to toxic chemicals in common household products by changing parental behavior regarding product purchase and use. Design/methodology/approach--The program model was based on the…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Child Health, Health Programs, Program Effectiveness