a presentation by Howard Adelman, Ph.D. UCLA, National Center for Mental Health in Schools

November 8-9, 1999 

Dennos Museum Auditorium, Northern Michigan University, Traverse City

In cooperation with Michigan Health Policy Forum at MSU Kellogg Center Auditorium, at Michigan State University, East Lansing

Integrating School Services and Communities

Communities and the schools within them are increasingly being called upon to meet the needs of at-risk children, both within and outside of the classroom. Schools, health care systems, social services agencies and others serving children and their families must learn to use their resources efficiently and collaborate on behalf of the children and families of the community.

Howard Adelman, Ph.D. will share experiences of the School Mental Health Project/Center for Mental Health in Schools. In particular, he will discuss a model that stresses development of a comprehensive, multifaceted, and integrated continuum of school and community-based intervention. The model is intended to address major missing links related to the movement to restructure education and the initiatives to integrate health and social services and connect them to schools.

The health, education and social services communities all have overlapping missions. Dr. Adelman will offer a model for combining the in an efficient and effective manner.

• Targeted Audience
• School Administration
• School Improvement Teams
• School Based Health Professionals
• Community Health Agencies
• Community Health Care Providers
• Education and Health Policy Leaders
• Legislators and other Policy Makers
• Anyone who believes that by working together, schools and communities can produce successful students and healthier children and youth.

Co-Sponsors

• Michigan Health Policy Forum at Michigan State University
• MSU Coalition for Children, Youth, Families and Communities
• Ingham Regional Medical Center
• Michigan Association for Local Public Health
• Michigan State Board of Education
• Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health

Howard Adelman, Ph.D.

Dr. Howard Adelman is a nationally renowned authority on addressing the barriers to learning. He is a Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the School of Mental Health Project and its federally-supported National Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. This Center is providing national leadership in restructuring education and community health and social services to address barriers to learning and enhance healthy development of children and youth. His extensive research and teaching focuses on both individuals as well as system barriers to learning and how they can be effectively addressed by both schools and communities.

Both in California and nationally, Howard Adelman serves on various boards and committees for educational restructuring.

Nationally, among other leadership roles, he is an expert panel member for Safe, Disciplined and Drug Free Schools through the US Department of Education. He is also currently Chairperson of the expert Panel on Mental Health, Counseling, Psychology, and Social Services for the Health, Mental Health, and Safety in Schools Project of the American Academy of Pediatricians.