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6 Assembling the Pieces and Integrating Elements
6 Assembling the Pieces and Integrating Elements
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They also discussed fi nal thoughts and raised additional questions on advancing the science and practice. EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION1 A number of traditional and alternative evaluation designs can be used to assess the efficacy of violence prevention programs, by addressing important questions such as could a program work under optimal conditions?
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A third approach is to use a less expensive evaluation design, such as using administrative records to screen and identify individuals over a long period of time. The Positive Parenting Program, or Triple P, a family support program to prevent behavioral and emotional problems in children, used such an approach.
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In the discussion following the presentation, participants queried Brown regarding issues of sustainability, such as funding evaluations and ensuring continuity and consistency as personnel change at program sites. Participants discussed requiring a measure of evaluation in grant proposals and the importance of building partnerships with the entire community.
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Mental Health and Justice3 Sheldon Greenberg reflected on the knowledge gap between the mental health field and the justice system. He noted that while mental illness plays a significant role in justice, it is not on the radar of the politically driven system.
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Global Perspectives of Mental Health5 Dévora Kestel challenged the notion that further research on mental illness is needed, stating that she wished it were possible to implement even one-third of what is known. Instead, research on services that are i ntervention- and action-oriented is more important for those who want 4 This section summarizes information presented by Janis Jenkins, University of California, San Diego.
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Further research is needed, he concluded, in gathering better data linking mental health and the means of perpetrating violence and in what works in preventing violence related to mental illness, such as physician counseling or background checks. 6 This section summarizes information presented by James Mercy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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7 This section summarizes information presented by James Blair, National Institute of Mental Health.
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2010. Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.
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