| Description |
79 pages : map ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Prevention practice kit |
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Prevention practice kit.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Public Policy and Prevention -- Step 1 Define the Problem -- Step 2 Develop Objectives -- Step 3 Construct the Alternative Courses of Action -- Step 4 Evaluate the Alternative Courses of Action -- Step 5 Choose the Course of Action -- ch. 2 Rationales for Public Sector Interventions -- Market Failures -- Summary -- ch. 3 How Prevention Efforts Are Addressed by Public Policies -- General Screening -- The Importance of School Counseling -- The Importance of Mental Health Courts -- Policies Targeting Psychological Phenomena -- Substance-Related Disorders -- Nicotine Use, Abuse, and Dependence -- Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Dependence -- Drug Use, Abuse, and Dependence -- Mood-Related Disturbances -- Depression -- Suicide Prevention -- Questions for Discussion -- ch. 4 The Formation of Public Policy: Case Studies -- Case Study 1 The Process of Establishing Suicide Deterrents on the GGB -- Discussion Questions -- |
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Contents note continued: Case Study 2 Mothers Against Drunk Driving's Impact on Legislation -- Discussion Questions -- Case Study 3 DARE: An Examination of Research Versus Policy -- Discussion Questions -- Case Study 4 Development of the PPACA -- A Brief History of Nationalized Health Care Attempts -- Development of the PPACA -- Timeline for Implementation -- Discussion Questions -- ch. 5 Changing Public Policies -- Examples 1 and 2: Whistleblowers and the Role of the Media -- The Tuskegee Syphilis Study -- The Willowbrook Hepatitis Study -- Examples 3 to 8: Personal Stories -- Mental Health America -- Amber Alerts -- Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act -- Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 -- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 -- Ryan White CARE Act -- Changing Public Policy: Lessons Learned -- Change Does Not Come Without Effort, Sometimes Years of Effort -- Building or Joining an Advocacy Group Can Help -- Most Policy Changes Are Incremental -- |
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Contents note continued: Other Avenues to Influence Public Policy |
| Summary |
This eighth book in the Prevention Practice Kit provides a broad overview of the types of policies governments establish to prevent mental disorders as well as the various ways in which these policies are created. The authors describe the process of analysing public programs, laws, policies, and managerial innovations in mental disorder prevention, and help readers examine both the rationale for these programs and policies and whether or not they really work |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mental illness -- Prevention -- Government policy.
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Preventive mental health services.
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| Author |
Good, Emily M.
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| LC no. |
2012040376 |
| ISBN |
9781452258027 paperback |
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