This important volume celebrates the contributions of the National Mental Health Association, an organization that has been a major force within the field of prevention for almost a century. Comprehensive coverage includes the history of the involvement, the efforts of a number of local Mental Health Associations, and the Lela Rowland Prevention Award and its recipients.
This important volume celebrates the contributions of the National Mental Health Association, an organization that has been a major force within the f...
Here is the first book which highlights the unique resource of religion in the field of prevention. Until now, religious systems have been a largely undertapped resource of talent, energy, care, and physical and financial assets. Religion and Prevention in Mental Health is a significant new volume that lays a general foundation for preventive work in the religious area. It presents a number of reasons for examining religion as a source for aiding prevention and well-being. The authors dispute the popular notion of religion as damaging to mental health, as well as the idea that religious...
Here is the first book which highlights the unique resource of religion in the field of prevention. Until now, religious systems have been a largely u...
Public education in America has undergone a vast series of changes during the last four decades. The majority of these changes are driven by policy--the most recent, No Child Left Behind--but regardless of laws passed, principals and school leaders across the country are scrambling to discover ways to unleash the next breakthrough in public education--success for all. In many parts of the country, that success must come on dwindling resources. Over the years much has been written about excellence, equity, and efficiency. The ongoing struggle for administrators and educational leaders is to...
Public education in America has undergone a vast series of changes during the last four decades. The majority of these changes are driven by policy--t...
