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Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders

Toward Understanding Homelessness: The 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research. Homeless Youth in the United States: Recent Research Findings and Intervention Approaches. Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders

Homeless youth seem to be at elevated risk for a variety of mental health problems, including mood disorders, suicide attempts, and post traumatic stress disorder (Cauce et al., 2000; Clark & Robertson, 1996; Feitel et al., 1992; Fronczak & Toro, 2003; Greenblatt & Robertson, 1993; McCaskill, Toro, & Wolfe, 1998; Powers, Eckenrode,
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B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

State Laws. B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

1. Inclusion of statutory rape in reporting requirements
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B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

State Laws. B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

1. Inclusion of statutory rape in reporting requirements
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B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

State Laws. B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

1. Inclusion of statutory rape in reporting requirements
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B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

State Laws. B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

1. Inclusion of statutory rape in reporting requirements
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B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

State Laws. B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

1. Inclusion of statutory rape in reporting requirements
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B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

State Laws. B. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

1. Inclusion of statutory rape in reporting requirements Alabama statutes require mandated reporters to report all instances where they suspect a child to be a victim of child abuse. [48] The statutes define child abuse to include harm caused through sexual abuse, including rape. The definition of sexual abuse does not include any provisions
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Descriptive Overview and Summary of Balancing

Descriptive Overview and Summary of Balancing Incentive Program Participating States at Baseline

Joshua M. Wiener, PhD, Sarita L. Karon, PhD, Mary McGinn-Shapiro, MPP, Brieanne Lyda-McDonald, MS, and Trini Thach, BS RTI International Diane Justice, MA, Scott Holladay, MPA, and Kimm Mooney, BA National Academy for State Health Policy Mary Sowers, BA National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services August 2015
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Michigan State Case Study Summary

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Michigan State Case Study Summary

Background/Objectives The Michigan case study consisted of four in depth interviews coordinated with the help of Robert Martin, Dr.P.H., Director of the State Department of Community Health's Bureau of Laboratories. In addition to his own two hour session with Lewin, Dr. Martin coordinated interviews with: Francis Downs, Dr.P.H., Managed Car
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and PHLs

Because of the close tie between the PHL core laboratory functions and the disease surveillance and epidemiology functions of the CDC, the greatest potential for collaboration between PHLs and the federal government lies within the CDC. The PHL relationship with the CDC is robust, and one that is important for national disease surveillance.
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PHL Structure, Organization, and Activities

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . PHL Structure, Organization, and Activities

The PHL is a central part of the public health infrastructure. PHLs support the public health infrastructure in each of the three core public health functions. Descriptions of PHL activities within these core functions have been previously described by the CDC and the ASTPHLD: 3, 4, 5
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The Public Health Infrastructure

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . The Public Health Infrastructure

Before discussing the specific activities of PHLs, it is first important to characterize the larger public health infrastructure in which PHLs reside. In a 1988 report entitled The Future of Public Health by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the report attributed many of the major improvements in the health of the American people to the success o
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Literature Review

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Literature Review

Because our subject matter has not been widely studied, we initiated a broad literature review consisting of four components: (1) search of peer reviewed literature; (2) search of grey literature; (3) internet search; and (4) review of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). We also accessed literature by asking our interviewees fo
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Mandatory Reporters

Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements. Mandatory Reporters

Each state’s reporting requirements identify certain individuals who are required to notify the authorities of suspected abuse. Although it varies by state, mandated reporters are typically individuals who encounter children through their professional capacity . In Pennsylvania, the statute requires all individuals who encounter a case of abu
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Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and

Statutory Rape: A Guide to State Laws and Reporting Requirements

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How Do Young Adults Rate the Quality of Their

Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns. How Do Young Adults Rate the Quality of Their Romantic Relationships?

It is not only the type of romantic relationship, but also the quality of those relationships, that has important implications for young adults. Those in troubled or conflicted relationships may experience negative repercussions, such as compromised psychological and even physical health. Marital quality, typically the focus of past research, has
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Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns. Contents

What Are the Typical Family Structures of Teens? What Do Teens Think of Their Parents’ Relationships?
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Previous Research on Teens and Marriage

Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns. Previous Research on Teens and Marriage

Previous studies of adolescent development have established that romantic relationships and dating are very common among teens. For example, data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) Children and Young Adult Surveys indicate that more than half of all teens have had some dating experience by the time they are 16 years old a
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Virginia

Regulatory Review of Adult Day Services: Final Report - Section 2. Virginia

Overview
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Rhode Island

Regulatory Review of Adult Day Services: Final Report - Section 2. Rhode Island

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